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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024self-help (self′help′, self′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of providing for or helping or the ability to provide for or help oneself without assistance from others.
- Lawmakingthe act or right of remedying a wrong, without resorting to legal proceedings.
- Psychotherapythe acquiring of information or the solving of one's problems, esp. those of a psychological nature, without the direct supervision of professionals or experts, as by independent reading or by joining or forming lay groups that are devoted to one's interests or goals.
adj. - of or pertaining to a book, article, home study course, or the like, offering an individual information or counseling intended to be personally beneficial or profitable:self-help books on overcoming shyness.
self′-help′er, n. self′-help′ful, self′-help′ing, adj. self′-help′ful•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: self-help n - the act or state of providing the means to help oneself without relying on the assistance of others
- the practice of solving one's problems by joining or forming a group designed to help those suffering from a particular problem
- (as modifier): a self-help group
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