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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

state go
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

condition, status go
a state at a particular time

physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition go
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

upset, disorder go
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

disturbance, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion

noun.state

14 Subcategories

Asperger's syndrome go
a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years
anxiety disorder go
a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
psychosomatic disorder go
a mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms
aberration go
a disorder in one's mental state
conversion disorder, conversion reaction, conversion hysteria go
a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
delirium go
a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
delusional disorder go
any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role
encopresis go
involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness
folie a deux go
the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)
personality disorder go
inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior
affective disorder, major affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance go
any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
schizothymia go
resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality
neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis go
a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
dissociative disorder go
dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down