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braggadocio vs jactitation

jactitation vs braggadocio

braggadocio and jactitation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
braggadocio Yes No No No
jactitation Yes No No No
As nouns, jactitation is a hypernym of braggadocio; that is, jactitation is a word with a broader meaning than braggadocio:
  • braggadocio: vain and empty boasting
  • jactitation: speaking of yourself in superlatives
Other hypernyms of braggadocio include boast, boasting, self-praise.
braggadocio (noun) jactitation (noun)
vain and empty boasting (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
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)
Difference between braggadocio and jactitation

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