/ ˈmɑːtəd; NAmE ˈmɑːrtərd/ adjective
[ usually before noun ] ( disapproving ) showing pain or suffering so that people will be kind and sympathetic towards you :
She wore a perpetually martyred expression.
/ ˈmɑːtəd; NAmE ˈmɑːrtərd/ adjective
[ usually before noun ] ( disapproving ) showing pain or suffering so that people will be kind and sympathetic towards you :
She wore a perpetually martyred expression.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005