Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - petrified
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Petrified
petrified
~ adj 1 extremely frightened, especially so frightened that you cannot move or think (She stood there, petrified at the thought of the crowds waiting outside.) 2 petrified wood/trees/insects etc wood, trees etc that have changed into stone over a long period of time - petrify v (My new boss absolutely petrifies me.) - petrifaction n
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1.
1. If you are petrified, you are extremely frightened, perhaps so frightened that you cannot think or move. I’ve always been petrified of being alone... Most people seem to be petrified of snakes. = terrified ADJ: oft ADJ of n/-ing, ADJ that 2. A petrified plant or animal has died and has gradually turned into stone. ...a block of petrified wood. ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
1. окаменелый petrified fish —- окаменелая рыба petrified remains —- окаменелости 2. мертвый, застывший, неживой petrified langauge —- древний язык, известный только по памятникам письменности 3. неодобр. холодный, каменный petrified obduracy —- каменное упорство petrified coldness —- ледяное спокойствие 4. застывший; оцепеневший, парализованный petrified with horror —- оцепеневший от ужаса 5. разг. мертвецки пьяный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
- early 15c., from M.Fr. pйtrifier "to make or become stone," from L. petra "rock." Metaphoric sense of "paralyze with fear or shock" first recorded 1771. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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