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petrify

/ˈpetrɪfaɪ/verb

उच्चारण पेट्रिफ़ाइ

बुरी तरह डरा देना, भय से जड़ कर देना

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verbpetrifies, petrifying, petrified
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb

    to make somebody feel extremely frightened

    बुरी तरह डरा देना, भय से जड़ कर देना

    • The thought of speaking in public petrifies him.
    • She was petrified of snakes.

    Synonyms terrify frighten scare horrify paralyse

    Opposite reassure calm comfort

  2. 2

    [I/T] technical

    to change or make something change into a substance like stone over a long period of time

    पत्थर बन जाना, पाषाण में बदलना

    • a petrified forest
    • The wood had petrified over millions of years.

    Synonyms fossilise calcify

◇Word family
petrified adjectivepetrifaction noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

terrify frighten scare horrify paralyse fossilise calcify

Antonyms

reassure calm comfort

⌂Word origin and word building

From Greek petra, meaning 'rock', so someone who is petrified is figuratively frozen like a stone with fear.

यह Greek शब्द petra से बना है, जिसका अर्थ 'चट्टान' है, इसलिए petrified व्यक्ति लाक्षणिक रूप से डर के मारे पत्थर की तरह जड़ हो जाता है।