Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
martyr
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs:
the early Christian martyrs * a martyr to the cause of freedom
2 (usually disapproving) a person who tries to get sympathy from other people by telling them how much he or she is suffering:
He makes a martyr of himself whenever it's his turn to do the housework.
3 ~ to sth (informal) a person who suffers very much because of an illness, problem or situation:
She's a martyr to her nerves. * I feel like a martyr to this vacuum cleaner.
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] to kill sb because of their religious or political beliefs:
Many first-century Christians were martyred for their faith.
