counseling

C3O1U1N1S1E1L1I1N1G2

noun

Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

nouncounseling (countable and uncountable, plural counselings)

plural counselings · alternative UK counselling

  1. countableuncountableAssistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.
verb

alternative UK counselling

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of counsel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomething that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 諮詢 /谘询, 咨询
  • 諮詢 /谘询 (zīxún)assistance
  • 咨询 (zīxún)assistance
Czech poradenství
  • poradenstvíassistance
Dutch counseling
  • counselingassistance
Finnish neuvonta, kriisiapu
  • neuvontaassistance
  • kriisiapuassistance
French conseil
  • conseilassistance
Indonesian konseling
  • konselingassistance
Korean 상담, 카운슬링
  • 상담 (sangdam)assistance
  • 카운슬링 (kaunseulling)assistance
Malay kaunseling, runding cara
  • kaunselingassistance
  • runding caraassistance
Persian مشاوره
  • مشاوره (mošâvere)assistance
Portuguese aconselhamento
  • aconselhamentoassistance
Romanian consiliere, sfătuire
  • consiliereassistance
  • sfătuireassistance
  • povățuireassistance
  • consultanțăassistance
Spanish asesoramiento
  • asesoramientoassistance
Tagalog paghihinanaw, hinanaw
  • paghihinanawassistance
  • hinanawassistance
Cite this entry
APA

counseling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counseling

MLA

“counseling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counseling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counseling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counseling.

Source: counseling on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.