self-help
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noun
1.
the act of providing for or helping or the ability to provide for or help oneself without assistance from others.
2.
Law. the act or right of remedying a wrong, without resorting to legal proceedings.
3.
the acquiring of information or the solving of one's problems, especially 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.
adjective
4.
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.
Origin:
1825–35
1825–35
Related forms
self-help·er, noun
self-help·ful, self-help·ing, adjective
self-help·ful·ness, noun
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| self-help | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or state of providing the means to help oneself without relying on the assistance of others |
| 2. | a. the practice of solving one's problems by joining or forming a group designed to help those suffering from a particular problem |
| b. (as modifier): a self-help group | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
self-help
1831, from self + help (q.v.). Apparently coined by Carlyle. British Self-Help Emigration Society is attested from 1887.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The old self-help truism-you can change the world by the way you think about it-may be accurate after all.
But he defuses my libertarian impulses by his emphasis on participation and self-help.
Self-help and support groups also play a prominent role in recovery for many people who stutter.
And so, cognitive psychology ventured into self-help.
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