Usually means: Terrified to the point of immobility.
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  1. scared stiff: Merriam-Webster
  2. scared stiff: Collins English Dictionary
  3. scared stiff: Wiktionary
  4. Scared Stiff (pinball), Scared Stiff: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. scared stiff: Idioms

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  1. scared stiff: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (scared stiff)

adjective:  (literally) scared to the point of being unable to move, or (figuratively) very scared.

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