fossilised

• Bezeichnet etwas, das versteinert, erstarrt oder veraltet ist und sich nicht mehr verändert; wird oft übertragen für Ideen, Systeme oder Haltungen verwendet.

Describes something that has become fixed, outdated, or unable to change, often used in a figurative sense for ideas or systems.

1. Set in rigid patternsC1formal

   Fixed in a conventional or unchangeable pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs.

   Versteinert

   • His fossilised views on education prevented any innovation in the classroom.
   • The company's fossilised management style frustrated younger employees.
   • She tried to break free from the fossilised traditions of her family.

   Synonymefixedfrozenhardenedimmovableinflexiblerigidsetstaticunchangingunyielding

   Antonymeadaptablechangeabledynamicflexiblefluidmalleableopenprogressive

2. Turned into a fossilB2formal

   Preserved in rock or mineral form from a past geological age.

   Versteinert

   • The fossilised remains of a dinosaur were discovered in the desert.
   • Fossilised shells can be found in limestone formations.
   • The museum displayed a fossilised tree trunk from millions of years ago.

• Verb, das den Prozess bezeichnet, bei dem organisches Material zu einem Fossil wird oder etwas starr und überholt wird.

A verb used to indicate the process of turning into a fossil or becoming fixed and outdated.

1. Convert to a fossilB2formalscientific

   To turn organic material into a fossil through natural processes over a long period.

   Versteinern

   • The remains of the dinosaur fossilised over millions of years.
   • Wood can fossilise under the right conditions.
   • Scientists study how bones fossilise in different environments.

   Synonymemineralizepetrify

2. Become mentally inflexibleC1informal

   To become fixed in one's ideas or habits, unable to adapt or change.

   Geistig unflexibel werden

   • He fossilised in his old-fashioned views and refused to learn new things.
   • Some managers fossilise and resist any changes in the workplace.
   • She worried that she would fossilise if she stayed in the same job for too long.

   Synonymehardenossifypetrifyrigidifysetstagnate

   Antonymeadaptchangeevolvegrow