mental state vs enchantment

enchantment vs mental state

mental state and enchantment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mental state	Yes	No	No	No
enchantment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, enchantment is a hyponym of mental state; that is, enchantment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mental state:

mental state: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
enchantment: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

Other hyponyms of mental state include cognitive state, state of mind, frame of mind, state of mind, aboulia, abulia, anhedonia, depersonalisation, depersonalization, hypnosis, fugue, psychic trauma, trauma, morale, anxiety, anxiousness, hallucinosis, identity crisis, nerves, nervousness, delusion, psychotic belief, mental health, mental disease, mental illness, psychopathy, agitation, depression, elation, annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation, spell, trance, disassociation, dissociation, catathymia, monoideism, syntony, decentering, decentration.

mental state (noun)	enchantment (noun)
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic	a magical spell
	a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
	a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

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