self-help

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Noun

self-help (uncountable)

1. The practice of bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others.

   a self-help book

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

Synonyms

• (act of bettering oneself) self-improvement

Translations

• German: Selbsthilfe
• Italian: autoaiuto
• Portuguese: auto-ajuda
• Spanish: autoayuda

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