petrified

pet·ri·fy  (ptr-f)

v. pet·ri·fied, pet·ri·fy·ing, pet·ri·fies

v.tr.

1. To convert (wood or other organic matter) into a stony replica by petrifaction.

2. To cause to become stiff or stonelike; deaden.

3. To stun or paralyze with terror; daze.

v.intr.

To become stony, especially by petrifaction.

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[Middle English petrifien, to harden, from Old French petrifier : Latin petra, rock (from Greek petr; see per-² in Indo-European roots) + Old French -fier, -fy.]

Thesaurus

petrified

adjective 1. terrified, horrified, shocked, frozen, stunned, appalled, numb, dazed, speechless, aghast, dumbfounded, stupefied, scared stiff, terror-stricken

adjective 2. fossilized, ossified, rocklike

Translations

petrified [ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd] adj (fig) → pasmado, horrorizado

petrified [ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd] adj (fig) → mort(e) de peur

petrified [ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd] adj (fig) (= terrified); starr vor Angst

petrified [ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd] adj (fig) → morto/a di paura