1.
If someone suffers ~, they are killed or made to suffer greatly because of their religious or political beliefs.
...the ~ of Bishop Feliciano...
He suffered ~ by stoning.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you describe someone’s behaviour as ~, you are critical of them because they are exaggerating their suffering in order to gain sympathy or praise.
She sat picking at her small plate of rice salad with an air of ~.
N-UNCOUNT disapproval