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- Dictionarypetrified/ˈpɛtrɪfʌɪd/
adjective
- 1. so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified: "the petrified child clung to her mother" Similar
- 2. (of organic matter) changed into a stony substance; ossified: "petrified wood" Similar
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PETRIFIED definition: 1. extremely frightened: 2. having changed to a substance like stone: 3. used to describe…. Learn more.
Petrified definition: having been numbed or paralyzed with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion. See examples of PETRIFIED used in a sentence.
The meaning of PETRIFIED is converted into stone through a slow process of mineralization. How to use petrified in a sentence.
A petrified plant or animal has died and has gradually turned into stone. ...a block of petrified wood. Synonyms: fossilized , ossified , rocklike More Synonyms of petrified
a petrified expression; petrified (of something) I'm petrified of snakes. They were petrified with fear (= so frightened that they were unable to move or think). petrified (that…) She was petrified that the police would burst in at any moment.
1. To convert (wood or other organic matter) into a stony replica by petrifaction. 2. To cause to lose vitality or become impervious to change; deaden: a routine that petrified her thinking. 3. To stun or paralyze with terror; daze.
If you've ever felt so terrified you couldn't move, you've been petrified. Someone who's petrified of public speaking will do anything they possibly can to avoid giving a speech. Petrified is from the French pétrifier, "change into stone," and the Latin root petra, "rock or crag."
PETRIFIED meaning: 1 : very afraid or frightened of something unable to move or act because you are afraid; 2 : used to describe something (such as wood) that has slowly changed into stone or a substance like stone over a very long period of time.
Meaning of petrified – Learner’s Dictionary. petrified. adjective. uk / ˈpetrɪfaɪd / us. Add to word list Add to word list. extremely frightened: I'm petrified of spiders. (Definition of petrified from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of petrified. in Chinese (Traditional) 驚嚇的, 嚇呆的，驚呆的, 石化的… See more.
petrified meaning, definition, what is petrified: extremely frightened, especially so frig...: Learn more.
