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Underprivileged vs Deprived - What's the difference?

underprivileged | deprived | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between underprivileged and deprived

is that underprivileged is deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others while deprived is subject to deprivation; poor.

As a noun underprivileged

is a deprived person; deprived people.

As a verb deprived is

past participle of lang=en.

underprivileged

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others.

    • See also

    * disenfranchised

    Noun

    (underprivileged)
  • A deprived person; deprived people.

    • 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)