jactation

dʒækˈteɪʃən

Definition

Definition of jactation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

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restless tossing and twitching of the body

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The patient's jactation was a sign of severe discomfort.

agitation

restlessness

twitching

movement

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violent motion or agitation

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The jactation of the ship during the storm made everyone uneasy.

agitation

jactitation

behavior

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excessive boasting or bragging

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His constant jactation annoyed everyone at the party.

boastfulness

bragging

self-praise

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Origin of jactation

Latin, jactare (to throw)

Examples of jactation in a sentence

The doctor noted the jactation during the examination.
The jactation of the train was unsettling.
His jactation during sleep worried the doctors.
Jactation was evident in his speech about his achievements.
Her jactation made her unpopular among peers.

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French:agitation, secousse, ...
German:Zucken, heftige Bewegung, ...
Italian:agitazione, scuotimento, ...
Spanish:jactación, sacudida, ...
Portuguese:agitação, agitação violenta, ...
Chinese:翻动, 剧烈运动, ...
Japanese:体動, 激しい動き, ...
Arabic:تَمَلْمُل, اِضْطِراب, ...
Hebrew:הִתְנוֹעֲעוּת בְּלִי רְצוֹנָה, טִלְטוּל, ...
Russian:джактация, яростное движение, ...
Ukrainian:сіпання, сильний рух, ...
Hindi:जैक्टेशन, हिंसक गति, ...
Bengali:জ্যাকটেশন, প্রচণ্ড আন্দোলন, ...
Catalan:agitació, agitació violenta, ...
Czech:jaktace, otřesy, ...
Danish:kropsvridning, voldsom bevægelse, ...
Dutch:jactatie, heftige beweging, ...
Greek:σπασμωδικότητα, βίαιη κίνηση, ...
Hungarian:nyugtalan hánykolódás és rángatózás, hánykolódás, ...
Khmer:ចលនារើបម្រាស់ និងកន្ត្រាក់ខ្លួនដោយមិនស្ងប់, ការកន្ត្រាក់ខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:불안한 뒤척임, 격렬한 움직임, ...
Persian:جکتاسیون, تکان شدید, ...
Polish:jaktacja, gwałtowny ruch, ...
Portuguese (BR):agitação, jactação, ...
Romanian:jactație, mișcare violentă, ...
Swedish:jaktation, våldsam rörelse, ...
Thai:การพลิกตัว, การสั่นสะเทือนรุนแรง, ...
Turkish:jaktasyon, şiddetli hareket, ...
Vietnamese:sự quăng quật, chuyển động dữ dội, ...

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