adj
Meaning 1
Bothersome; devilish.
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Standard Lemma guide
tarnation
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General-American: /tɑɹˈneɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
adj
Meaning 2
Generic intensifier.
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adv
Meaning 3
Very; extremely.
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intj
Meaning 4
Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc.
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Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 5
The act or process of damnation or reprobation; hell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, regional, uncountable
Examples
- What in tarnation is going on?
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noun
Meaning 6
Someone or something that causes trouble; troublemaker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From darnation, influenced by tarnal (from eternal); see darn.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: проклятие (prokljatie) — The act or process of damnation
- Czech: zatracení — The act or process of damnation
- Hungarian: fene — The act or process of damnation
- Hungarian: franc — The act or process of damnation
- Hungarian: csuda — The act or process of damnation
- Swedish: helsefyr — The act or process of damnation
- Swedish: helskotta — The act or process of damnation