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Definition of martyred adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

martyred

adjective
 
/ˈmɑːtəd/
 
/ˈmɑːrtərd/
[usually before noun] (disapproving)
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  1. showing that you are in pain or are suffering so that people will be kind to you
    • She wore a perpetually martyred expression.
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