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Petrified vs Stupefied - What's the difference?

petrified | stupefied |

As adjectives the difference between petrified and stupefied

is that petrified is extremely afraid while stupefied is stupefaction.

As verbs the difference between petrified and stupefied

is that petrified is (petrify) while stupefied is (stupefy).

petrified

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely afraid.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Verb

    (head)
  • (petrify)

    • stupefied

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stupefy)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • stupefaction.
  • Experiencing the influence of an ingested mind-altering substance.

    • Synonyms

    * intoxicated

    Related terms

    * stupefiedness