martyred
adjective /ˈmɑː.təd/
/ˈmɑːr.t̬ɚd/ Definition
› A martyred person has been killed because of their religious or political beliefs: a martyred saint a martyred civil rights activistMurder and attempted murderKilling › disapproving showing that you are suffering so that people will have sympathy for you: She was wearing a martyred expression.Feeling sad and unhappy
(Definition of martyred adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (down) in the dumps idiom
- a dog's life idiom
- a long face idiom
- be cut up idiom
- be down in the mouth idiom
- be in a funk idiom
- distraught adjective
- distressed adjective
- doleful adjective
- dour adjective
- downcast adjective (UNHAPPY)
- low-spirited adjective
- lugubrious adjective
- maudlin adjective
- melancholic adjective
- moody adjective
- upset adjective (WORRIED)
- woe is me idiom
- woebegone adjective
- woeful adjective (SAD)
Topic:
Feeling sad and unhappy
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