jactitation
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1. (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness (noun.attribute)
| domain category | : | pathology, |
| definition | : | the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases (noun.cognition) |
2. (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | lie, prevarication, |
| definition | : | a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
3. speaking of yourself in superlatives (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | speech act, |
| definition | : | the use of language to perform some act (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | vaunt, |
| definition | : | extravagant self-praise (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | self-assertion, |
| definition | : | the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others (noun.communication) |
4. (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness (noun.attribute)
5. speaking of yourself in superlatives (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt, |
| definition | : | show off (verb.communication) |
6. (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness (noun.attribute)
7. speaking of yourself in superlatives (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt, |
| definition | : | show off (verb.communication) |
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