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Disadvantaged vs Deprived - What's the difference?

disadvantaged | deprived | Synonyms |

Disadvantaged is a synonym of deprived.


As verbs the difference between disadvantaged and deprived

is that disadvantaged is (disadvantage) while deprived is .

As adjectives the difference between disadvantaged and deprived

is that disadvantaged is lacking an advantage relative to another while deprived is subject to deprivation; poor.

disadvantaged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (disadvantage)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking an advantage relative to another.
  • Poor; in financial difficulties.

    • deprived

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Subject to deprivation; poor.
  • * 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
    • London attracts some of the richest people in the world, but it is home also to some of the poorest people in the land. The three most deprived areas in Britain are all in London — Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney.

    Derived terms

    * deprivedly

    Verb

    (head)