"jactitation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Speaking of yourself in superlatives (synset 107244190)
is a type of: speech act - the use of language to perform some act
subtypes:
- brag, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing - an instance of boastful talk
- bluster, braggadocio, rhodomontade, rodomontade - vain and empty boasting
- vaunt - extravagant self-praise
- self-assertion - the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
same as: boast, boasting, self-praise
(law) a false boast that can harm others;
Especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) (synset 106770190)
referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority

is a type of: lie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness (synset 104632872)
referred to in: pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases

is a type of: queasiness, restlessness, uneasiness - inability to rest or relax or be still

same as: jactation