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petrifiedadjective
rendered unable to act due to intense fear. petrified with fear
petrifiedadjective
Rendered lifeless or inactive; as, an imagination petrified by habitual television viewing.
petrifiedadjective
Converted into stone.
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petrifiedadjective
Extremely afraid.
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petrified
In geology, petrifaction or petrification (from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra) 'rock, stone') is the process by which organic material becomes a fossil through the replacement of the original material and the filling of the original pore spaces with minerals. Petrified wood typifies this process, but all organisms, from bacteria to vertebrates, can become petrified (although harder, more durable matter such as bone, beaks, and shells survive the process better than softer remains such as muscle tissue, feathers, or skin). Petrifaction takes place through a combination of two similar processes: permineralization and replacement. These processes create replicas of the original specimen that are similar down to the microscopic level.
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Petrified
of Petrify
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of petrified in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of petrified in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of petrified in a Sentence
I'm petrified, he has children. I'm praying he will return soon, and that's all I want.
She was absolutely petrified—she thought she was dying, she didn’t know what was going on.
The essential characteristic of Western civilization that distinguishes it from the arrested and petrified civilizations of the East was and is its concern for freedom from the state.
It is genuinely so surprising that a site like Thunderstorm Ridge took this long to be discovered, and it's revealing a hidden diversity of ancient life at Petrified Forest.
I was petrified, i thought this was it, this was the end.
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