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" As a child, I was a brat, and my parents didn't know how to control me. So they told me ghost stories, which stayed with me. I am still petrified of darkness and being alone."
Bipasha Basu

Meaning of "petrified" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PETRIFIED

ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETRIFIED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petrified is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PETRIFIED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Petrifaction

In geology, petrifaction or petrification is the process by which organic material is converted into stone through the replacement of the original material and the filling of the original pore spaces with minerals. Petrified wood is a common result of this process, but all organisms, from bacteria to vertebrates, can be petrified. Petrification 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.

Definition of petrified in the English dictionary

The definition of petrified in the dictionary is stunned or dazed with horror, fear, etc. Other definition of petrified is converted into a fossilized form by impregnation with dissolved minerals so that the original appearance is preserved.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETRIFIED

clarified · electrified · glorified · intensified · justified · liquefied · modified · nonclassified · notified · personified · purified · putrefied · quantified · scarified · scorified · simplified · stratified · terrified · unelectrified · unmodified

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETRIFIED

petrary · petrel · Petri dish · petrichor · Petrie · petrifaction · petrifactive · petrific · petrification · Petrified Forest · petrifier · petrifies · petrify · petrifying · Petrine · petrissage · petrochemical · petrochemically · petrochemicals · petrochemist

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETRIFIED

amplified · certified · classified · disqualified · diversified · exemplified · fortified · genetically modified · horrified · identified · magnified · qualified · satisfied · specified · testified · unclassified · unidentified · unified · unspecified · unverified · verified

Synonyms and antonyms of petrified in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PETRIFIED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «petrified» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «petrified» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PETRIFIED

Find out the translation of petrified to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of petrified from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «petrified» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

吓呆了的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

petrificado
570 millions of speakers
en

English

petrified
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

डर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُتَحَجِّرٌ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

оцепеневший
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

apavorado
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সংরক্ষিত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pétrifié
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Petrified
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

versteinert
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

すくむ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

놀라서 멍해진
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Petrified
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chết điếng người
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பாடஞ்செய்யப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

घाबरलेला
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

taşlaşmış
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

pietrificato
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

sparaliżowany
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

заціпенілий від страху
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

îngrozit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποσβολωμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versteende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vettskrämd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forsteinet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petrified

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETRIFIED»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petrified

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10 QUOTES WITH «PETRIFIED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word petrified.
1
Don Ameche
My father ran a saloon in Kenosha, Wis., which is just about as rough a living as I can think of. It was brutal; it scared the hell out of me. I was so petrified all the while I was a child, I didn't know what I was doing half the time.
2
Bipasha Basu
As a child, I was a brat, and my parents didn't know how to control me. So they told me ghost stories, which stayed with me. I am still petrified of darkness and being alone.
3
Lou Brock
I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go out for the baseball team. I was a walk-on, and I was actually petrified as a walk-on because you're not an athlete.
4
A. Whitney Brown
I am as frustrated with society as a pyromaniac in a petrified forest.
5
Jean Cocteau
A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
6
Simon Cowell
I've always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn't like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary.
7
Chris Evert
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people.
8
Simon Fowler
I don't even like walking up a ladder; I'm petrified of heights.
9
Joyce Giraud
I'm petrified of bees because I have an anaphylactic reaction to bees.
10
Lennie James
I was dreading all of the ghost stories of working on American television, not in the least, the length. In Britain, a series is six episodes of an hour drama, maybe sometimes eight, but never twenty-two, so I was petrified of that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETRIFIED»

Discover the use of petrified in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petrified and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Petrified Utopia: Happiness Soviet Style
Taken together, these essays redefine the preconceived notion of Soviet happiness as the product of official ideology imposed from above and expressed predominantly through collective experience, and provide evidence that the formation of ...
Marina Balina, Evgeny Dobrenko, 2011
2
Petrified
Braydon Harris is convinced God has it in for him.
Graham Masterton, 2012
3
Holbrook and the Petrified Forest
Examines the development of Holbrook, Arizona, and how Route 66 and the Santa Fe Railway defined this tiny town, near the junction of the Rio Puerco and the Little Colorado Rivers, that became a hub of commerce for Mormons, cowboys, Native ...
Catherine H. Ellis, 2007
4
Petrified
Summer in Istanbul is hot.
Barbara Nadel, 2010
5
Petrified World
You will enter a world of magic and light, power and might, darkness and death.
Piotr Brnyczka, 2009
6
Petrified
Four friends hold a reunion in a boarded up wax museum, but when the wax figures seem to come to life and the friends are prevented from escaping, they realize that someone else is in the museum with them, someone who wants them dead.
Joseph Locke, 1992
7
P.K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man
The second book in a rip-roaring adventure series set in the wild west!
Caroline Lawrence, 2013
8
Petrified Forests
The beautiful fossilized wood of petrified forests can be found all over the United States.
Kathleen Connors, 2012
9
Petrified Forest National Park: A Wilderness Bound in Time
This engaging book speeds the reader on an ancient ecological journey, from the time of early dinosaurs to the discovery of their Triassic fossils and on through a century of political maneuvering to create a place for the forest in ...
George M. Lubick, 1996
10
Petrified Forest: Monster Hunters
Divide and conquer.
James Ahlers Farson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETRIFIED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petrified is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dog's rescue story goes viral
“She was just petrified,” explains Earp. “You couldn't even pet her without her snapping or lunging at you.” The videos quickly reached well ... «WIAT 42, Jul 15»
2
Woman reunited with man who saved her from drowning 38 years ago
As petrified as I am, I would do it." As for Perry, he said, "I'm not a knight in shining armour on a horse. I'm a guy who was at the right place at ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
3
Petrified Forest offers Night Sky in the Park
PETRIFIED FOREST — Come join artist-in-resident Melany Sarafis and park ranger Kip Woolford from 7:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, July 24, ... «White Mountain Independent, Jul 15»
4
Petrified Jihadi John 'Abandons ISIS - Fearing The Terror Group No …
BRUTAL killer Mohammed Emwazi is believed to have fled Islamic State - because he fears the jihadi regime no longer has use for him. «malaysiandigest.com, Jul 15»
5
Freedom campers terrorised at Caroline Bay, Timaru
The couple quickly locked the door and sat petrified as they heard the intruder get into a car and leave. They said it sounded like the car had ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
Big Brother: Audrey says she was 'petrified' to be show's first …
“Oh my gosh, I was petrified. I am naturally an introvert, which I don't know if that comes across on the show or not. I actually am a major ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
7
Rose 'petrified' by gunman
Ruby Rose was left “petrified” by a gunman on the loose at her home. The 'Orange Is The New Black' actress live-tweeted her ordeal as police ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
8
Audrey Middleton 'petrified' on 'Big Brother'
She didn't stay in the house for very long as it became clear that she was about be voted out. Middleton was the first player on the show to skip ... «TheCelebrityCafe.com, Jul 15»
9
Border agents cancel meeting; Trump says they're 'petrified'
Trump stepped off his plane in Laredo and said the union members backed out because they were “petrified and they're afraid of saying what's ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
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OITNB's Ruby Rose Petrified By Gunman Arrested In Her Backyard
OITNB's Ruby Rose Petrified By Gunman Arrested In Her Backyard. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE. Loading... YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE. «AOL News, Jul 15»
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