Jactitation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

speaking of yourself in superlatives

(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˌæktɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˌaktɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˌaktɪtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dʒˌæktɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

boasting jactation self-praise boast

Word Forms

boast	verb	show off
jactitate	verb	move or stir about violently

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Jaktitation

in Superlativen von sich selbst sprechen

🇪🇸Spanish

impostura

hablando de ti mismo en superlativos

🇮🇹Italian

jattitazione

parlare di te stesso in superlativi

🇳🇱Dutch

krampen

over jezelf spreken in superlatieven

🇵🇹Portuguese

jactitação

falando de si mesmo em superlativos

🇷🇺Russian

возбуждение

говорить о себе в превосходной степени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डींग

अपने बारे में अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण शब्दों में बोलना

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

உன்னதங்களில் உங்களைப் பற்றி பேசுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

జక్టిటేషన్

అతిశయోక్తిలో మీ గురించి మాట్లాడటం

🇮🇳Marathi

जॅकिटेशन

स्वत:बद्दल वरचष्मा बोलणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જકટીટેશન

તમારા વિશે શ્રેષ્ઠતામાં બોલવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾಕ್ಟೇಶನ್

ಅತಿಶಯೋಕ್ತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജാക്റ്റേഷൻ

അതിവിശിഷ്ടങ്ങളിൽ നിങ്ങളെ കുറിച്ച് സംസാരിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺激

用最高级的方式谈论自己

🇯🇵Japanese

興奮

自分自身について最上級で話す

🇰🇷Korean

몸부림 치기

자신에 대해 최상급으로 말하기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phô trương

nói về bản thân bạn một cách tuyệt vời nhất

🇹🇭Thai

การออกนอกบ้าน

พูดถึงตัวเองอย่างเหนือชั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesombongan

berbicara tentang diri Anda dalam tingkat superlatif

🇲🇾Malay

pecutan

bercakap tentang diri anda dalam superlatif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبجح

التحدث عن نفسك بصيغة التفضيل

🇮🇷Persian

ژاکتیتاسیون

صحبت از خود در موارد فوق العاده

🇹🇷Turkish

jaktasyon

kendinizden üstünlük dereceleriyle bahsetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

ג'קטיטציה

מדבר על עצמך בסופרלטיבים

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