jactitation vs lie

lie vs jactitation

jactitation and lie both are nouns.

jactitation is not a verb while lie is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jactitation	Yes	No	No	No
lie	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lie is a hypernym of jactitation; that is, lie is a word with a broader meaning than jactitation:

jactitation: (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
lie: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

Other hypernyms of jactitation include prevarication.

jactitation (noun)	lie (noun)
(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness	a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
speaking of yourself in superlatives	position or manner in which something is situated
(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)

jactitation (verb)	lie (verb)
	tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
	be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
	assume a reclining position
	be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	originate (in)
	have a place in relation to something else
	be and remain in a particular state or condition

Difference between jactitation and lie

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