WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tough′ love′, 
  1. Sociology, Psychiatrya mixture of toughness and warmth used in a relationship, esp. with an adolescent.
  • after Toughlove, a network of support groups 1977

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tough love n
  1. 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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