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# petrifaction

noun (no plural)

«petrifaction» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The turning of something into stone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrifaction/#m1)
2. (formal) A state of being so frightened that you cannot move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrifaction/#m2)

### In the lessons

in myths a monster's gaze brings petrifaction to its victims

### Examples

- The gorgon's method of petrifaction is strange. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrifaction/#x1)
- Fear caused his petrifaction in the doorway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrifaction/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «petrifaction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrifaction/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«petrifaction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/petrifaction.html) on Mova free.