petrified

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petrified \petrified\ adj.

  1. Converted into stone.
  2. Converted into a mineral; as, petrified wood.
  3. Same as {terrified}; as, petrified by the sight of the approaching bear.
  4. rendered unable to act due to intense fear. petrified with fear
  5. Rendered lifeless or inactive; as, an imagination petrified by habitual television viewing.