jactitation

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/ˌd͡ʒæktɪˈteɪʃən/

noun

Bragging or boasting, especially in a false manner to another's detriment.

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OriginMedieval Latin jactitio →
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Meanings

nounjactitation (countable and uncountable, plural jactitations)

plural jactitations

  1. countableuncountableBragging or boasting, especially in a false manner to another's detriment.
  2. countableuncountableA false pretense of being married to somebody.
  3. countableuncountablemedicineExtreme restlessness; tossing and turning in bed.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounspeaking of yourself in superlatives

Similar
boastboastingself-praise
Broader
speech act

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

Similar
jactation
Broader
restlessnessuneasinessqueasiness
Also see
boastboastingjactationself-praise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinjactitio
  2. Englishjactitation

From Medieval Latin jactitio, from iactitō (“throw, fling; boast, brag; utter, mention”).

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Translations

Bulgarian самохвалство, конвулсии
  • самохвалство (samohvalstvo)bragging or boasting
  • конвулсии (konvulsii)(medicine) extreme restlessness
Hungarian kérkedés, hetvenkedés
  • kérkedésbragging or boasting
  • hetvenkedésbragging or boasting
  • hencegésbragging or boasting
  • dicsekvésbragging or boasting
  • hánykolódás(medicine) extreme restlessness
  • jaktáció(medicine) extreme restlessness
Polish przechwałka, rzucanie się
  • przechwałkabragging or boasting
  • rzucanie się(medicine) extreme restlessness

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jactitation

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APA

jactitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jactitation

MLA

“jactitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jactitation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jactitation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jactitation.

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