Meaning of self-help | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The practice of bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others.
   uncountable
2. An act of redressing or preventing a wrong by one's own actions rather than through legal proceedings.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“a self-help book”

“Look at the self-help titles in the bookstore, and you'll get a few clues about our culture. They're all about aggression and acquisition. It wouldn't be at all surprising to see a book called How to Force your Will on Other People by Giving Them the Shaft and Fucking Them out of Their Money.”

“Amanda Straw estimates that she has read nearly 200 self-help books.”

“self-help repossession”

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