Charlatanism
Pronunciation: /ˈʃɑɹɫətənˈɪzəm/
Charlatanism (noun)
- The behaviour of pretending to be an expert in order to trick people, often for money or attention.
- The practice of making false claims about skills or results, while knowing they are not true.
Examples
- His charlatanism fooled people who wanted fake expertise.
- The report exposed charlatanism that pretended to be fake expertise.