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martyrdom
nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/mɐɾtiˈɾiu/mar·ti·ri·o
Definition
1Intense and prolonged suffering, physical or moral; torment.
Usage examples
“The prolonged illness was a true martyrdom for him.”
“He endured the martyrdom of loss in silence.”
Common combinations
suffer martyrdomlive a martyrdomphysical martyrdom