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deprivation vs poverty

poverty vs deprivation

deprivation and poverty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deprivation Yes No No No
poverty Yes No No No
As nouns, poverty is a hypernym of deprivation; that is, poverty is a word with a broader meaning than deprivation:
  • deprivation: a state of extreme poverty
  • poverty: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Other hypernyms of deprivation include impoverishment, poorness.
deprivation (noun) poverty (noun)
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
the disadvantage that results from losing something
a state of extreme poverty
Difference between deprivation and poverty

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