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Definition of quackery : The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism.

Synonyms:

misrepresentation, acupuncture, empiricist philosophy, analgesia, anesthesia, aftercare, imposture, acupressure, artificial feeding, sensationalism, pretense, alternative medicine, aromatherapy, dishonesty, anaesthesia, artificial insemination, deception, empiricism, charlatanism

Usage examples:

• The world will go on much as it did before; and be always quite bad enough to allow bribery and corruption, jobbery and nepotism, quackery and arrogance, their full influence over our home and foreign policy. - "The Ancien Regime", Charles Kingsley.
• Whereupon the Baron called this preservative " Catholic quackery," and was annoyed that she made no reply to his attack. - "'O Thou, My Austria!'", Ossip Schubin.
• And, of the quackery which is now so prevalent, what can be a more natural effect, than a very general contempt for the study of grammar? - "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.