MARTYRED


Meaning of MARTYRED in English

/ 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.