Chinese water torture
Repetitive droplet punishment
Chinese water torture is a form of torment in which water drips slowly and repeatedly onto a restrained person's forehead, supposedly causing extreme psychological distress over time.
The method's historical authenticity is questionable, but it serves as a powerful metaphor for any slow, relentless, maddening irritation: The constant notifications were Chinese water torture.
- death by a thousand cutsCumulative minor injuries killing
- cruel and unusualExcessively harsh and abnormal
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- blackmailingCoercion through threats
- foreheadFace above eyebrows
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- torturerack, the rack, thumbscrew, thumbscrews, iron maiden
Chinese water torturephysical assault
Harmful bodily contact
flogging · waterboarding · electric shock · brutal beating · beating
Chinese water torturespa treatment
Professional relaxation service
sensory deprivation tank · pampering · massage therapy · relaxation therapy · relaxation
Chinese water torturequick death
Immediate, painless ending
instant kill · guillotine · lethal injection · coup de grâce
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