单词 | quackism |
释义 | quackismn. Now rare. Quackery, charlatanism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] falsec1000 fraudc1330 barrat1340 faitery1377 defraudc1450 trumpery1481 covin1487 defraudationc1503 knavery1528 conveyance1531 imposture1537 defrauding1548 cozenage1583 impostry1585 catch-dolt1592 gullery1598 coggery1602 gullage1607 charlatism1611 impostury1615 quacksalvery1617 mountebankery1618 imposition1632 imposturisma1634 blaflum1637 charlatanry1638 defraudment1645 mountebankism1649 impostorya1652 impostorism1652 imposturage1654 impostery1656 mountebank1657 imposing1659 quackery1675 quackism1722 empiricism1774 cross1802 charlatanism1804 practitionery1818 cozenry1829 humbuggery1831 trick1833 thimble-shift1834 thimble-shifting1834 thimbleriggery1841 humbuggism1842 quackhood1843 quacksalverism1864 razzle-dazzle1928 spivery1948 shuck1958 shucking and jiving1969 1722 Coll. Misc. Lett. Mist's Weekly Jrnl. II. 22 I understand that is exploded as Quackism by the Judicious. 1762 R. Lloyd in St. James's Mag. 1 iv Others, in the true spirit of Quackism, circulate their intentions by handbills. 1833 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 134/1 What unmeasured masses of Quackism were set fire to. 1905 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 21 Sept. 7/5 (advt.) No quackism or fakeism is permitted in my office;..every patient is treated skillfully and honestly and charged only a reasonable fee. 1997 M. M. Smith Mastered by Clock ii. 66 Some seemingly developed nervous disorders..that George M. Beard was later to attribute to the anxiety caused by losing time... Quackism or not, the similarities of the disorder outlined..are striking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1722 |
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