self-help
adjective/ˌself ˈhelp/
/ˌself ˈhelp/
[only before noun]- designed to help people solve their problems for themselves, rather than depending on other people for help
- a self-help book/guru
- a self-help discussion group for people who have been bereaved (= whose members help each other)
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