Meaning Of The Word Tough love

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tough love
uncountable noun: Tough love is the practice of being very strict with someone in order to help them overcome a problem with their behaviour.

tough love in British English
a disciplinary technique, as for a young person or a loved one, in which a seemingly harsh or unfeeling course of action is chosen deliberately over one demonstrating the tenderness or forbearance instinctively felt
noun: a mixture of toughness and warmth used in a relationship, esp. with an adolescent
noun: the practice of taking a stern attitude towards a relative or friend with an addiction, etc, to help the addict overcome the problem

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