jactitation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
speaking of yourself in superlatives
Types & categories
- speech act hypernym
- brag hyponym
- braggadocio hyponym
- vaunt hyponym
- self-assertion hyponym
Related & opposite
- boast derivation
Sense 2 noun
(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
Types & categories
- prevarication hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Sense 3 noun
(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
Types & categories
- queasiness hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boast |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | speech act |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brag |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | braggadocio |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vaunt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-assertion |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | prevarication |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thresh |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | pathology |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | queasiness |