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- [pe-truh-fahy]
- /ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪ/
- /ˈpet.rə.faɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pe-truh-fahy]
- /ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪ/
Definitions of petrified word
- verb with object petrified to convert into stone or a stony substance. 1
- verb with object petrified to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I was petrified with fear. 1
- verb with object petrified to make rigid or inert; harden; deaden: The tragedy in his life petrified his emotions. 1
- verb without object petrified to become petrified. 1
- adjective petrified turned to stone 1
- adjective petrified very frightened 1
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Origin of petrified
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
From the Middle French word petrifier, dating back to 1585-95. See petri-, -fy
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Parts of speech for Petrified
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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petrified popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
petrified usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for petrified
adj petrified
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- ascared — frightened
- at rest — not moving; still
adjective petrified
- conglomerated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate.
- deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
- fossilised — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fossilized.
- immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
- immobilised — Simple past tense and past participle of immobilise.
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