Definitions for tough love
tough love

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1. tough lovenoun

   The compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.

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1. Tough Love

   Tough Love is the second posthumous single by Swedish DJ Avicii, featuring Swedish singer Agnes and Vargas & Lagola. It was released on 9 May 2019, with the music video premiering on 14 May 2019, as the second single from Avicii's posthumous studio album Tim.

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1. Tough love

   Tough love is an expression used when someone treats another person harshly or sternly with the intent to help them in the long run. The phrase was evidently coined by Bill Milliken when he wrote the book Tough Love in 1968 and has been used by numerous authors since then. In most uses, there must be some actual love or feeling of affection behind the harsh or stern treatment to be defined as tough love. For example, genuinely concerned parents refusing to support their drug-addicted child financially until he or she enters drug rehabilitation would be said to be practicing tough love. Athletic coaches who maintain strict rules and highly demanding training regimens, but who care about their players, could also be said to be practicing tough love. "Tough love" boot camps for teenagers have been described as child abuse, and the National Institutes of Health noted that "get tough treatments do not work and there is some evidence that they may make the problem worse". There is evidence to suggest that what the British call tough love can be beneficial in the development of preferred character traits in children up to five years old. However, the British definition used by these researchers is more similar to the concept of "authoritative" parenting, whereas American ideas about tough love are closer to the notion of "authoritarian" parenting, which has been linked with negative outcomes in other research.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say tough love in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tough love in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tough love in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tough love in a Sentence

1. Aaron Rodgers:

   I think that living a life of gratitude is such an important way to keep that joy in your life. When you meet your person life just changes. And you can't possibly not be changed being around those special people that we meet. Friendships can do that, relationships can do that, and you're never the same because you know that you can't be because these people that we get to have in our lives inspire us, push us, and give us that unconditional love but also the tough love that we need.

2. James R. Cook:

   Private charity can apply 'tough love' but government charity can't.

3. Vin Diesel:

   That took a lot of work. We had to get there and sometimes, at that time, I could give a lot of tough love, not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I'd have to do in order to get performances in anything I'm producing.

4. George Herbert Walker Bush:

   The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings, he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. There's nothing wrong with tough love, as long as the love is unconditional.

5. Jon Robinson:

   Ryan's our quarterback, he's made a lot of plays for us. He's a great leader. He's extremely tough. Love what Ryan brings to our football team, love what he stands for. We're looking forward to him getting back in there, and getting back on track, and keeping this thing rolling.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tough_Love
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_Love
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tough love