quack
US
/kwæk/
UK
/kwæk/
Meaning
A person who falsely claims medical expertise, often to sell ineffective treatments.
ऐसा व्यक्ति जो डॉक्टर होने या इलाज का ज्ञान रखने का झूठा दावा करे, अक्सर बेअसर इलाज बेचने के लिए।
Examples
“The newspaper exposed the self-proclaimed healer as a quack.”
“Check a doctor's credentials before trusting a quack with your health.”
“The clinic warned residents about quackery and unproven cures.”
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Not natural: He works as quack in our town.
Better: He works as a quack in our town.
Use the article “a” before this singular countable noun.
यहाँ singular countable noun से पहले “a” लगाएँ: “a quack”।
Not natural: He is a quack of medicine.
Better: He is a quack doctor.
Use “quack doctor” or “medical quack”; “quack of medicine” is not a natural phrase.
“Quack of medicine” स्वाभाविक phrase नहीं है; “quack doctor” या “medical quack” कहें।
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Quack is a strongly negative word: use it only when someone falsely claims medical expertise, not merely when treatment fails.
Quack काफ़ी नकारात्मक शब्द है। इसे तभी कहें जब कोई झूठा मेडिकल ज्ञान जताए, सिर्फ़ इलाज असफल होने पर नहीं।