🇬🇧 Martyr meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A martyr is a person who is hurt very badly or even killed because they refuse to give up something extremely important to them, like their beliefs, their religion, or a big cause they think is right, even when it is very dangerous or scary to keep believing it.

Our teacher told us a martyr isn’t trying to look cool; they’re trying to do what’s right, even when it’s scary and there are exactly zero participation trophies.

The book showed a martyr who chose danger over lying, while I choose lying under my blanket over getting up for school.

The statue in the town square shows a martyr who protected others, while I can’t even protect my sandwich from my little brother.

Grandma said a real martyr stands up for what is right, not just for extra dessert or more video-game time.

In the story, the martyr whispered, “I won’t give up my beliefs,” while I whisper, “I won’t give up my snacks,” to my greedy cousin.

At dawn a woman stood in front of a small group, blocking soldiers from burning a school. She would not move. When they struck the martyr, she cried for the children and fell. The crowd named her a martyr; some shouted 'martyr', others whispered 'martyr', and a child said martyr before laying flowers at the school, and peace felt closer.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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