support group

noun

: a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support for one another

Examples of support group in a Sentence

He joined an alcoholics' support group.
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Tricia brings Liliana and Miles, now 8, to a local support group for those who have had a loss related to substance abuse through Full Circle Grief Center and take part in the GRAPLE Initiative, a peer-lead grief support group for losses related to substance use disorders. Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025 In the movie, June Squibb plays an elderly Jewish woman who stumbles into a support group at the local Jewish Community Center and adopts her best friend’s experiences as her own. Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 Your support group should be robust and honest — and forever expanding. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for support group

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of support group was in 1951

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“Support group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/support%20group. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

support group

noun
: a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support for one another
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