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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 go
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion

affective disorder, major affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance
any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant

noun.state

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depression, depressive disorder, clinical depression go
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
mania, manic disorder go
a mood disorder
bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness, manic-depressive psychosis go
a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression