jactation

[ jak-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. boasting; bragging.
2. Pathology. a restless tossing of the body.

jactation

/ dʒækˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. rare.
   the act of boasting
2. pathol another word for jactitation

Word History and Origins

Origin of jactation¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin jactātiōn- (stem of jactātiō ) “bragging,” equivalent to jactāt(us) (past participle of jactāre, frequentative of jacere “to throw”) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of jactation¹

C16: from Latin jactātiō bragging, from jactāre to flourish, from jacere to throw

Example Sentences

Jactation, jak-tā′shun, n. act of throwing: extreme restlessness in disease: agitation of the body: boasting.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated with this state are swelled throat, rendering deglutition very painful—salivation, cough—occasional vomiting, delirium, sometimes phrenitical, sometimes evidencing itself in low mutterings and jactation.

From Project Gutenberg