martyrdom

nounmasculine/mɐɾtiˈɾiu/medium

mar·ti·ri·o

Definition

Intense and prolonged suffering, physical or moral; torment.

The prolonged illness was a true martyrdom for him.

He endured the martyrdom of loss in silence.

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Common collocations

suffer martyrdomlive a martyrdomphysical martyrdom

Do latim 'martyrium'.