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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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having changed to a substance like stone: a petrified tree / shell. literary. used to describe something that has stopped changing and developing, and often belongs to the past. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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
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."
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.
petrified meaning, definition, what is petrified: extremely frightened, especially so frig...: Learn more.
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.
adjective. uk / ˈpetrɪfaɪd / us. 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. in Chinese (Simplified) 惊吓的, 吓呆的，惊呆的, 石化的… See more. in Spanish.
