| NOUN | communication | jactitation, boast, boasting, self-praise | speaking of yourself in superlatives |
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| communication | jactitation | (law) a false / false / false boast that can harm others | |
| attribute | jactitation, jactation | (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching / twitching usually by a person with a severe illness |
| Meaning | speaking of yourself in superlatives. | |
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| Synonyms | boast, boasting, self-praise | |
| Narrower | brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade | An instance of boastful talk |
| braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade | vain and empty boasting | |
| self-assertion | The act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others | |
| vaunt | extravagant self-praise | |
| Broader | speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
| Spanish | autoadulación, autobombo, farde, jactancia | |
| Catalan | autoadulació, autobombo, jactància | |
| Meaning | (law) a false / false / false boast that can harm others; especially a false / false / false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law). | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | lie, prevarication | A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth |
| Meaning | (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching / twitching usually by a person with a severe illness. | |
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| Synonym | jactation | |
| Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
| Broader | restlessness, uneasiness, queasiness | inability to rest or relax or be still |
| Verbs | jactitate | move or stir about violently |
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