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noun
A form of torture in which water is repetitively dripped onto the forehead of a victim who is restrained.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Any repeated irritation that builds to deliver cumulative damage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic, uncountable
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Across languages
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