1. (

• boast ,
• boasting ,
• self-praise ,
• jactitation

) speaking of yourself in superlatives ;

2. (

• jactitation ,

) (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) ;

3. (

• jactitation ,
• jactation

) (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness ;