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petrified

/ˈpetrɪfaɪd/adjective

उच्चारण पेट्रिफ़ाइड

बहुत डरा हुआ, भय से जड़, सहमा हुआ

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adjective
  1. 1

    ~ (of sth) | ~ (that…)

    extremely frightened, so that you cannot move or think

    बहुत डरा हुआ, भय से जड़, सहमा हुआ

    • She is petrified of snakes.
    • I was petrified that the bridge would collapse.

    Synonyms terrified scared stiff horrified panic-stricken frozen

    Opposite calm fearless unafraid brave

  2. 2

    [usually before noun] technical

    (of dead plants or animals) that have been changed into stone over a very long time

    पथराया हुआ, अश्मीभूत, जीवाश्म बना

    • a petrified forest
    • petrified wood

    Synonyms fossilized ossified

◇Word family
petrify verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

terrified scared stiff horrified panic-stricken frozen fossilized ossified

Antonyms

calm fearless unafraid brave

§Grammar and usage

Petrified of something (not 'petrified from something').

Petrified of something सही है ('petrified from something' गलत है)।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Greek petra, meaning rock, because great fear can make you as still as a stone.

यह Greek शब्द petra (चट्टान) से बना है, क्योंकि बहुत अधिक डर इंसान को पत्थर की तरह जड़ कर सकता है।