petrified

4 definitions • 4 examples

extremely frightened:

I stood petrified as the most enormous dog I've ever seen came bounding up to me.

She's petrified of being on her own in the house at night.

having changed to a substance like stone:

a petrified tree/shell

used to describe something that has stopped changing and developing, and often belongs to the past

very frightened:

As soon as they got on the stage they were petrified with fright.