English Explanatory Dictionary

tarnation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of damnation or reprobation; hell.
  2. Someone or something that causes trouble; troublemaker.
intj
  1. Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc.
adj
  1. Bothersome; devilish.
  2. Generic intensifier.
adv
  1. Very; extremely.

Pronunciation

/tɑɹˈneɪʃən/

Word forms

tarnation tarnations more tarnation most tarnation

Etymology

From darnation, influenced by tarnal (from eternal); see darn.

Derived words

what in tarnation
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