charlatanism

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noun

The state of being a charlatan

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Meanings

nouncharlatanism (countable and uncountable, plural charlatanisms)

plural charlatanisms

  1. uncountableThe state of being a charlatan

    It will cure by science and philosophy instead of empiricism, and will deal the deadliest blow to charlatanism.

    1861, Benjamin Ridge, Ourselves, Our Food, and Our Physic
  2. countableAn act of a charlatan

Synonyms & antonyms

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charlataneriecharlatanryquackery

nounthe dishonesty of a charlatan

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quackery
Broader
dishonestyknavery
Also see
charlataneriecharlatanryquackery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From charlatan + -ism.

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APA

charlatanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charlatanism

MLA

“charlatanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charlatanism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charlatanism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charlatanism.

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