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prevarication vs jactitation

jactitation vs prevarication

prevarication and jactitation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prevarication Yes No No No
jactitation Yes No No No
As nouns, jactitation is a hyponym of prevarication; that is, jactitation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prevarication:
  • prevarication: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
  • jactitation: (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
Other hyponyms of prevarication include fib, story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle, walloper, whopper, white lie.
prevarication (noun) jactitation (noun)
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
intentionally vague or ambiguous speaking of yourself in superlatives
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
Difference between prevarication and jactitation

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