petrifaction
noun
the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
petrification
-
a variation of
petrifaction.
Example Sentences
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Yet the canonization of so-called experimental films in universities is precisely the reason both for these films’ endurance and for their petrification.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 21, 2016
The myth has tantalizing hints for the dilemmas of modern management coping with the twin challenges of petrification and transformation.
From Forbes ● Nov. 28, 2014
If we look at our goal directly, we may succumb to petrification.
From Forbes ● Nov. 28, 2014
Two years ago, invited to appear on a BBC-TV interview, he went on camera paralyzed to the point of petrification.
From Time Magazine Archive
What lay ahead of me was worse than petrification.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
