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Definition: Counseling |
CounselingNoun1. Direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Public Administration | The giving of advice on personal, social, psychological, etc problems as an occupation. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Compare personal coaching, philosophical counseling.
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Synonyms: CounselingSynonyms: counsel (n), counselling (n), direction (n), guidance (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | Now, I want you to come to drug counseling. (Oz; writing credit: Pavel Srut) There's counseling, hospitalization-- (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond) | |
Clever | If At First You Don't Succeed . . . Blame Someone Else And Seek Counseling. (references; author: unknown) | |
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![]() | Confused? : counseling helps*. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | AIDS Antibody Counseling and Testing. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Family counseling is often helpful. (references) | |
Provide genetic counseling to family. (references) | ||
Directing families to professional counseling. (references) | ||
Business | The CAVI provided counseling to 2,684 crime victims. (references) | |
They too have a clear and present need for psychological counseling. (references) | ||
In Korea, there are about 504 overseas educational counseling institutes operating in Korea. (references) | ||
Children | El Salvador | FUNDASALVA, an NGO, provides drug counseling and treatment to minors. (references) |
Sweden | An NGO, Children's Rights in Society, offers counseling to troubled youngsters. (references) | |
Taiwan | In January a hot line was established to accept complaints of child abuse and offer counseling. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Central African Republic | Its programming includes national news, debates, legal counseling, and human rights education. (references) |
Malaysia | The mosque officers who allegedly allowed him to speak were not prosecuted, but they were required to attend a counseling session. (references) | |
Switzerland | NGO's also acknowledged that asylum seekers have better access to legal counseling at the airport, but not to legal representation. (references) | |
Discrimination | Brazil | The offices in police headquarters where both hot lines are located also offered professional counseling to victims of such offenses. (references) |
Economic History | Kazakhstan | Many major U.S. accounting firms have offices in Almaty that provide accounting services and business counseling. (references) |
Japan | They not only provide free office space, but counseling, business library, data base terminals, conference halls, etc. (references) | |
Human Rights | Dominica | The prison provides work therapy, sports programs, educational opportunities, and counseling for inmates. (references) |
Spain | The AVT serves 1,300 families, providing legal and psychological counseling since 1981. The Government supports its work. (references) | |
Dominica | The police have an Internal Affairs Department to investigate public complaints against the police and to provide counseling to police officers. (references) | |
Trade | Australia | Exporters should seek counseling on availability. (references) |
India | They provide in-depth counseling to U.S. firms on bank opportunities and advocate on behalf of U.S. firms. (references) | |
Poland | Business counseling ranks high among the features of some foreign banks in Poland, and most encourage their clients to call before investing. (references) | |
Women | Bulgaria | No government agencies provide shelter or counseling for victims. (references) |
Chile | The courts may order counseling for those involved in intrafamily violence. (references) | |
Macau | A special family counseling hot line receives an average of 13.5 calls per month. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Germany | During this time, the women are housed, fed, and provided counseling. (references) |
Germany | These organizations provide food, shelter, and counseling to victims. (references) | |
Finland | Legal council is provided to victims as well as medical care and psychological counseling. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | A report released Tuesday found that most states spend only a fraction of what federal health officials have recommended on measures like anti-tobacco programs at schools and counseling to help people quit smoking. |
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Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | We must, by including special school aid funds as part of our education program, improve the quality of teaching, training, and counseling in our hardest hit areas. |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "counseling". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Malluch | N/A | Biblical | Counseling |
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Expressions using "counseling": Astrological counseling ♦ Basic Polarity counseling ♦ Biblical counseling ♦ BodyMind Counseling Hypnotherapy ♦ career counseling ♦ Christian counseling ♦ genetic counseling ♦ Harner Method Shamanic Counseling ♦ Intuitive nutritional counseling ♦ Macrobiotic counseling ♦ marriage counseling ♦ Sex Counseling ♦ Shamanic Counseling ♦ Spiritual Counseling ♦ Transformational Counseling. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "counseling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 建议 (Counseled, Counselled, Counselling, suggest, suggested, Suggesting, suggestion). (various references) | |
Danish | psykologisk rådgivning (counseling psychology, counselling, counselling psychology). (various references) | |
Dutch | counselling (counseling psychology, counselling, counselling psychology), counseling (counselling). (various references) | |
Finnish | psykologinen neuvonta (counseling psychology, counselling, counselling psychology), neuvonta (advise, counselling). (various references) | |
French | counselling (counseling psychology, counselling, counselling psychology). (various references) | |
German | Counseling (counseling psychology, counselling, counselling psychology), Beratung (advice, conference, consultation, consulting service, council, counsel, discussion, guidance). (various references) | |
Greek | συμβουλευτική (counseling psychology, counselling, counselling psychology). (various references) | |
Italian | counselling (counseling psychology, counselling, counselling psychology). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | カーボン紙 (black currant, cacao, cactus, Caesar, Cairo, car lease, car life, car race, car radio, carbon paper, carcase, carcass, Carlton, carmine, carport, Casio, Cassiopeia, Cassisliqueur, chaos, chiropractic, chiropractor, cocktail, cocktail dress, cocktail glass, cocktail lounge, cocktail party, couch potato, counselor, count, countdown, counter, counter attack, counter display, counterblow, counter-propagation, counterpunch, counterpurchase, count-out, cowboy, cowboy hat, cowhide, curl, Curlash, curler, curling, curve, Kahn, Kaiser, Kamasutra, Kashmir, kinesics, kite, kymograph, rustle, television addict). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | カウンセリング . (various references) | |
Korean | 조언 (Counselling). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ounselingcay.(various references) | |
Spanish | counselling (counseling psychology, counselling, counselling psychology). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | consiliari, consiliarii, consiliariis, consiliario, consiliariorum, consiliarios, consiliarium, consiliarius. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "counseling": counselings. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "counseling": cocounseling. (additional references) | |
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"Counseling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conseling, consiling, counceling, councilling, counselling, counsiling, couseling. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "counseling" (pronounced kou"nsuling or kou"nsling) |
| 6 | -n s u l i ng | canceling, cancelling, stenciling. |
| 5 | -s u l i ng | bristling, bustling, hassling, hustling, jostling, muscling, parceling. |
| 4 | -u l i ng | ambling, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, barreling, battling, belittling, bicycling, boggling, bottling, bubbling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, cackling, channeling, chortling, circling, coddling, commingling, cradling, crippling, crumbling, cycling, dabbling, dangling, dazzling, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, doubling, dribbling, drizzling, dwindling, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, entitling, equaling, fizzling, fondling, fumbling, funneling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, groveling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hobbling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, idling, imperiling, initialing, intermingling, jiggling, juggling, labeling, leveling, mangling, marshaling, meddling, middling, mingling, mislabeling, modeling, mottling, muddling, mumbling, nibbling, paddling, paneling, pedaling, peddling, piddling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quibbling, raveling, recycling, redoubling, refueling, remodeling, resembling, reshuffling, reveling, rippling, rivaling, ruffling, rumbling, saddling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, settling, shriveling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, squabbling, stapling, strangling, struggling, stumbling, swiveling, tabling, throttling, tingling, tinkling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, traveling, travelling, trembling, tripling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, unsettling, waggling, warbling, wiggling, wobbling, wrangling, wrinkling, yodeling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | annealing, appalling, appealing, ailing, angling, assailing, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, beguiling, Belling, billing, blackmailing, boiling, Bolling, bowling, brawling, broiling, buckling, burgling, burling, cajoling, calling, Carling, ceiling, chilling, chronicling, chuckling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, crawling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, darling, dawdling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, drilling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, earthling, emailing, enrolling, entailing, entangling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, galling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, growling, hailing, handling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, holing, howling, hurling, hurtling, inhaling, inkling, installing, instilling, jailing, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, Melling, milling, mishandling, misspelling, mothballing, mulling, nailing, needling, nestling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, peeling, pickling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, reeling, regaling, rekindling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruling, rustling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shuffling, sibling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squealing, stalling, starling, startling, stealing, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, trailing, trampling, trickling, trifling, trilling, trolling, twiddling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, wailing, walling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiling, willing, wrestling, yearling, yelling. |
| 4 | -s l i ng | rustling, whistling, wrestling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | annealing, appalling, appealing, ailing, ambling, angling, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burgling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-g-i-l-n-n-o-s-u" | |
-1 letter: enclosing, ensouling, unclosing. | |
-2 letters: clonings, enginous, ligneous, nucleins, nucleons. | |
-3 letters: censing, cineols, cloning, closing, clueing, cognise, coignes, congius, conines, consign, counsel, eloigns, elusion, ensuing, glucose, guenons, gunnels, gunnies, igneous, inclose, legions, lensing, leucins, lingoes, longies, lounges, lousing, nuclein, nucleon, nuncios, nuncles, unclogs, unclose, uncoils, unsling. | |
-4 letters: cineol, clines, clings, clones, clonus, cluing, coigne, coigns. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-g-i-l-n-n-o-s-u" | |
+1 letter: counselings, counselling. | |
+2 letters: cocounseling, counsellings, uncoalescing. | |
+3 letters: cocounselling, conglutinates, eugeosyncline, genuflections, hallucinogens, housecleaning. | |
+4 letters: eugeosynclinal, eugeosynclines, housecleanings, magniloquences, underclothings. | |
+5 letters: conceptualising, gluconeogenesis, grandiloquences, hallucinogenics, overindulgences. | |
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