🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Selbsthilfegruppe

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Selbsthilfegruppe

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Support Group/səˈpɔːrt ɡruːp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Selbsthilfegruppe trifft sich jeden Dienstag."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of people who come together to provide emotional or moral support to one another.

    "She found comfort in her support group, where members shared their experiences and encouraged each other."
  2. 2

    A gathering of individuals with similar challenges or experiences, often related to health or personal issues.

    "The cancer support group meets every Thursday to discuss coping strategies and share resources."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'support group' combines 'support', derived from the Old French 'supporter' meaning 'to carry' or 'to bear', and 'group', from the Latin 'gruppus', meaning 'a cluster or bunch'. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century to describe gatherings of individuals sharing similar challenges for mutual aid.

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