self-help

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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