Petrified
As a verb, petrified has two meanings: 1. to convert into stone or a stony substance; harden or become rigid. 2. to become numb or paralysed with fear.
Origin
The word petrified has been derived from the Middle French word petrifier, dating back to 1585 and 1595. In J.K. Rowling’s, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” students who look at the basilisk in the eye go into a magical state of petrification. They become immobile and unresponsive, as if they had been turned into stone.
Use in a sentence
1. I stood petrified as the menacing looking dog came up to me.
2. She’s petrified of being alone in the house at night.
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