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state vs state of affairs

state of affairs vs state

state and state of affairs both are nouns.

state is a verb but state of affairs is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
state Yes No Yes No
state of affairs Yes No No No
As nouns, state of affairs is a hyponym of state; that is, state of affairs is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state:
  • state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  • state of affairs: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
state (noun) state of affairs (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
a politically organized body of people under a single government
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
the territory occupied by a nation
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
a state of depression or agitation
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
state (verb) state of affairs (verb)
express in words
put before
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
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