mental state vs nervousness

nervousness vs mental state

mental state and nervousness both are nouns.

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

As nouns, nervousness is a hyponym of mental state; that is, nervousness 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
nervousness: an uneasy psychological state

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, delusion, psychotic belief, mental health, mental disease, mental illness, psychopathy, agitation, depression, elation, annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation, enchantment, spell, trance, disassociation, dissociation, catathymia, monoideism, syntony, decentering, decentration.

mental state (noun)	nervousness (noun)
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic	a sensitive or highly strung temperament
	the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
	an uneasy psychological state

Difference between mental state and nervousness

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