jactitation

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  1. noun A false boasting or claim, especially one detrimental to the interests of another.
  2. noun Extreme restlessness or tossing in bed, as can occur with some forms of acute disease.

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  1. Medieval Latin iactitātiō, iactitātiōn-, false declaration, from Latin iactitātus, past participle of iactitāre, to utter, frequentative of iactāre, to boast, frequentative of iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French jactitation, from Middle Latin jactitatio(n-), from Latin jactitare, bring forward in public, utter (not found in literally sense), freq. of jactare, throw, shake, agitate, discuss, utter, reflexive boast, brag: see jactation.
 

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/dʒæktɪˈteɪʃən/
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