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    tough love

    noun

    • 1. promotion of a person's welfare, especially that of an addict, child, or criminal, by enforcing certain constraints on them, or requiring them to take responsibility for their actions.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOUGH LOVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TOUGH LOVE definition: 1. the fact of deliberately not showing too much kindness to a person who has a problem so that the…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tough loveTough love Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Feb 27, 2024 · The meaning of TOUGH LOVE is love or affectionate concern expressed in a stern or unsentimental manner (as through discipline) especially to promote responsible behavior.

  4. www.betterhelp.com › advice › loveWhat You Need To Know About Tough Love | BetterHelp

    May 15, 2024 · Tough love can serve as a means to set boundaries, provide consequences, and encourage personal accountability. It's often employed when individuals repeatedly engage in self-destructive behaviors, such as addiction or unhealthy relationships, and more gentle approaches have not been effective.

  5. www.happiness.com › magazine › relationshipsTough love: what is it and does it work? | happiness.com

    Jun 29, 2023 · According to Merriam-Webster, tough love is “love or affectionate concern expressed in a stern or unsentimental manner (as through discipline) especially to promote responsible behaviour”. It is believed that the term was first used in a 1968 book of the same title by Milliken and Meredith.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOUGH LOVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TOUGH LOVE meaning: 1. the fact of deliberately not showing too much kindness to a person who has a problem so that the…. Learn more.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtough love - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    noun. /ˌtʌf ˈlʌv/. /ˌtʌf ˈlʌv/. [uncountable] the fact of helping somebody who has problems by dealing with them in a strict way because you believe it is good for them. While he may generally be a liberal parent, where drugs are concerned he believes in tough love.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tough_loveTough love - Wikipedia

    Tough love is the act of treating a person sternly or harshly with the intent to help them in the long run. People exhibit and act upon tough love when attempting to address someone else’s undesirable behaviour.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOUGH LOVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Tough love is the practice of being very strict with someone in order to help them overcome a problem with their behaviour. The warden runs the prison with his personal brand of tough love. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › tough-loveTOUGH LOVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Tough love definition: a mixture of toughness and warmth used in a relationship, especially with an adolescent.. See examples of TOUGH LOVE used in a sentence.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › tough-loveTough Love Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Tough Love definition: A disciplinary technique, as for a young person, in which a seemingly harsh or unfeeling course of action is chosen deliberately over one demonstrating the tenderness or forbearance instinctively felt.