state of affairs vs state

state vs state of affairs

state of affairs and state both are nouns.

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

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
state of affairs	Yes	No	No	No
state	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, state is a hypernym of state of affairs; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than state of affairs:

state of affairs: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

state of affairs (noun)	state (noun)
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
	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 of affairs (verb)	state (verb)
	express in words
	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

Difference between state of affairs and state

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