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self-help vs assistance

assistance vs self-help

self-help and assistance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self-help Yes No No No
assistance Yes No No No
As nouns, assistance is a hypernym of self-help; that is, assistance is a word with a broader meaning than self-help:
  • self-help: the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
  • assistance: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
Other hypernyms of self-help include aid, assist, help.
self-help (noun) assistance (noun)
the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
Difference between self-help and assistance

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