Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The practice of bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others.

    a self-help book

    Selbsthilfe

    the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else

  2. (uncountable)An act of redressing or preventing a wrong by one's own actions rather than through legal proceedings.

    self-help repossession

Translations

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By meaning 1
bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others:

Synonyms

1 synonyms
act of bettering oneself:self-improvement

Word family

1 related words
Derivedself-helpy

See also

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