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depersonalisation vs mental state

mental state vs depersonalisation

depersonalisation and mental state both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
depersonalisation Yes No No No
mental state Yes No No No
As nouns, mental state is a hypernym of depersonalisation; that is, mental state is a word with a broader meaning than depersonalisation:
  • depersonalisation: (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
  • mental state: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
Other hypernyms of depersonalisation include mental condition, psychological condition, psychological state.
depersonalisation (noun) mental state (noun)
representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
Difference between depersonalisation and mental state

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