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
In the current issue of The New Yorker In an article entitled “When G.M. Was Google,”Nicholas Lemann argues that Google is now succumbing the petrification of bureaucracy.
From Forbes ● Nov. 28, 2014
But the wrong structures can lead to petrification.
From Forbes ● Nov. 28, 2014
Although she "enjoyed a real cold petrification," the debut was a major success.
From Time Magazine Archive
What lay ahead of me was worse than petrification.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
