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petrified
pet·ri·fy P0224100 (pĕt′rə-fī′)tr.v. pet·ri·fied, pet·ri·fy·ing, pet·ri·fies 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.
[Middle English petrifien, to harden, from Old French petrifier : Latin petra, rock (from Greek petrā; see per- in Indo-European roots) + Old French -fier, -fy.]petrified (ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd) adj1. stunned or dazed with horror, fear, etc: I've always been petrified of the dark.. 2. (Geological Science) geology (of organic material) converted into a fossilized form by impregnation with dissolved minerals so that the original appearance is preservedThesauruspetrifiedadjective1. terrified, horrified, shocked, frozen, stunned, appalled, numb, dazed, speechless, aghast, dumbfounded, stupefied, scared stiff, scared shitless (taboo slang), terror-stricken, shit-scared (taboo slang) He was petrified at the thought of having to make a speech.2. fossilized, ossified, rocklike a block of petrified woodTranslations
petrified
petrifiedslang Extremely intoxicated from drugs or alcohol. They just kept buying me shots, so I was totally petrified by the end of the night. I think the dude smoked too much weed. He's sitting over in the armchair looking petrified.petrified mod. alcohol intoxicated. (Literally, turned into stone. Another way of saying stoned.) She’s not drunk; she’s petrified. EncyclopediaSeepetrifactionpetrified
Related to petrified: petrificationSynonyms for petrifiedadj terrifiedSynonyms- terrified
- horrified
- shocked
- frozen
- stunned
- appalled
- numb
- dazed
- speechless
- aghast
- dumbfounded
- stupefied
- scared stiff
- scared shitless
- terror-stricken
- shit-scared
adj fossilizedSynonyms- fossilized
- ossified
- rocklike
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