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jac·ti·ta·tion
jaek tih teI shn
Noun
1. speaking of yourself in superlatives
2. (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
3. (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
辗转不安:急性病期间患者的辗转反侧
Late Latin jactitation-, jactitatio, from jactitare, frequentative of Latin jactare to throw — more at jet
The first known use of jactitation was in 1665
jactitationnoun
a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body or its parts : excessive restlessness especially in certain psychiatric disorders
1 Dec. 14th, fresh rose spots; tongue brown and dry; three stools; much jactitation.
2 Still, not to be thwarted, she brought a suit of jactitation of marriage, and, by a lavish use of bribes and cajolery, got a sentence from the Ecclesiastical Court which at last set her free.
3 That restlessness and jactitation accompany the restoration of nerve function, and that vomiting occurs with returning consciousness.
4 Great restlessness and jactitation set in with the renewal of the circulation in the extremities.
5 On the mid-night of yesterday, my daughter had a temperature and got jactitation nearly overnight.
昨天半夜时分,女儿发烧了,在床上折腾了将近一夜。