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Petrification

Noun CEFR C1
ˌpɛtɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.
    countable, uncountable
  2. obduracy; callousness.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
  3. Sheer terror; great fright.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“a Petrification or Mortification of the Mind⟳”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Petrified petrified carpentry petrifier Petrifies Petrify Petrifying

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