provocation vs mental energy

provocation and mental energy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
provocation	Yes	No	No	No
mental energy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mental energy is a hypernym of provocation; that is, mental energy is a word with a broader meaning than provocation:

provocation: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
mental energy: an actuating force or factor

Other hypernyms of provocation include psychic energy.

provocation (noun)	mental energy (noun)
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment	an actuating force or factor
needed encouragement
something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action