English Explanatory Dictionary

Chinese water torture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of torture in which water is repetitively dripped onto the forehead of a victim who is restrained.
  2. Any repeated irritation that builds to deliver cumulative damage.

Word forms

Chinese water torture

Related words

death by a thousand cuts dripping water hollows a stone
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