jactitation
3 synonyms for jactitation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Boastful talk, especially lies told to damage someone else.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
boasting
jactation
Etymology
It comes from Medieval Latin jactitio, itself from iactitō (“throw, fling; boast, brag; utter, mention”).
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