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1. Speaking of oneself in a positive way with too much pride or self-indulgence
   - boast, boasting, self-praise, skite [Austral, NZ]
    
2. (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
    
3. (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
   - jactation

Derived forms: jactitations

See also: jactitate

Type of: lie, prevarication, queasiness, restlessness, speech act, uneasiness

Encyclopedia: Jactitation