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jactitation::noun | Spocien Dictionary

jactitation

/,dʒæktɪ'teɪʃən/

speaking of yourself in superlatives

Type	Words
Synonyms	boast, boasting, self-praise
Type of	speech act
Has types	rodomontade, self-assertion, vaporing, bluster, vaunt, brag, braggadocio, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, rhodomontade

jactitation

/,dʒæktɪ'teɪʃən/

(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness

Type	Words
Synonyms	jactation
Type of	restlessness, uneasiness, queasiness
Derivation	jactitate

jactitation

/,dʒæktɪ'teɪʃən/

(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)

Type	Words
Type of	prevarication, lie