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Definition of
martyred adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
martyred
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈmɑrt̮ərd
/
/
[
usually before noun
]
(
disapproving
)
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showing pain or suffering so that people will be kind and sympathetic toward you
She wore a perpetually martyred expression.
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martyred
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