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line-shooting vs jactitation

jactitation vs line-shooting

line-shooting and jactitation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
line-shooting Yes No No No
jactitation Yes No No No
As nouns, jactitation is a hypernym of line-shooting; that is, jactitation is a word with a broader meaning than line-shooting:
  • line-shooting: an instance of boastful talk
  • jactitation: speaking of yourself in superlatives
Other hypernyms of line-shooting include boast, boasting, self-praise.
line-shooting (noun) jactitation (noun)
an instance of boastful talk (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 line-shooting and jactitation

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