petrified

🇺🇸 /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpetrɪfaɪd/
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adjective
R

very scared

She was petrified when she saw the spider.

R

turned into stone over time

The petrified wood looked like stone but was once a tree.

translation

adj. very scared; turned into stone over time