HyperDic: quackery

English > 2 senses of the word *quackery*:
NOUN	act	quackery, empiricism	medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
NOUN	act	quackery, charlatanism	the dishonesty of a charlatan

quackery > pronunciation
Sounds	kwae'keriy
Rhymes	accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy...

English > *quackery*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings.
Synonym	empiricism
Broader	medical practice	The practice of medicine
Spanish	curanderismo, empirismo
Adjectives	empiric, empirical	relying on medical quackery
Verbs	quack	act as a medical quack or a charlatan

English > *quackery*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The dishonesty of a charlatan.
Synonym	charlatanism
Broader	dishonesty, knavery	lack of honesty
Spanish	charlatanería, charlatanismo
Catalan	xerramenta