psychological state vs nervousness

nervousness vs psychological state

psychological state and nervousness both are nouns.

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

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

psychological 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 psychological 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.

psychological 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 psychological state and nervousness

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