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English noun: jactitation | |||
| 1. | jactitation (communication) speaking of yourself in superlatives | ||
| Synonyms | boast, boasting, self-praise | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | speech act | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bluster, brag, braggadocio, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, rhodomontade, rodomontade, self-assertion, vaporing, vaunt | ||
| 2. | jactitation (communication) (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie, prevarication | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 3. | jactitation (attribute) (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness | ||
| Synonyms | jactation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | queasiness, restlessness, uneasiness | ||
| Domain category | pathology | ||
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