kwakdenken

Dutch

Etymology

Coined by Karin Spaink in 1992. Blend of kwakzalverij (“quackery”) +‎ denken (“thought, thinking”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʋɑkˌdɛŋ.kə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: kwak‧den‧ken

Noun

kwakdenken n (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) type of pseudomedicine that uncritically alleges psychosomatic causes and blames the patient for diseases
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