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Deprived vs Handicapped - What's the difference?

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Deprived is a related term of handicapped.


As adjectives the difference between deprived and handicapped

is that deprived is subject to deprivation; poor while handicapped is having a handicap.

As verbs the difference between deprived and handicapped

is that deprived is while handicapped is (handicap).

As a noun handicapped is

(india) a disabled person.

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)

    • handicapped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (handicap)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a handicap.
  • (derogatory) Limited by an impediment of some kind.

    • See also

    * disabled

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (India) A disabled person.