support group

support group
A group of nonprofessional people who support each other over a problem which all members share.

"If you cant stay sober you need a support group like Alcoholics Anonymous."


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  • support group — support groups N COUNT: oft with supp A support group is an organization run by and for people who have a particular problem or medical condition. She attended a cancer support group at her local hospital. ...a support group for relatives of… …   English dictionary

  • support group — n a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support for one another …   Medical dictionary

  • support group — support′ group n. psl a group of people who meet regularly to support or sustain each other by discussing problems affecting them in common, as alcoholism or bereavement • Etymology: 1985–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • support group — n. a group formed to provide its members with support in dealing with and information regarding a specific problem, as coping with a serious disease or overcoming an addiction …   English World dictionary

  • Support group — In a support group, members provide each other with various types of help, usually nonprofessional and nonmaterial, for a particular shared, usually burdensome, characteristic. The help may take the form of providing and evaluating relevant… …   Wikipedia

  • support group — noun : a group of people with common problems and concerns who provide mutual emotional and moral support * * * noun, pl ⋯ groups [count] : a group of people who have similar experiences and concerns and who meet in order to provide emotional… …   Useful english dictionary

  • support group — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms support group : singular support group plural support groups a group organized by and for people who share a particular problem or medical condition …   English dictionary

  • support group — group of people having similar problems who meet so as to give and to receive mutual support …   English contemporary dictionary

  • support group — noun Date: 1969 a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support for one another …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • support group — a group of people who meet regularly to support or sustain each other by discussing problems affecting them in common, as alcoholism or bereavement. [1985 90] * * * …   Universalium

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