English Explanatory Dictionary

death by a thousand cuts

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lingchi, a form of execution.
  2. A gradual decline or failure as the result of many minor mishaps.

Word forms

death by a thousand cuts deaths by a thousand cuts

Related words

Chinese water torture

Derived words

death by a thousand paper cuts
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