tarnation
tarnation · tarnations
The act or process of damnation or reprobationThe act or process of damnation or reprobation; hell.
US/tɑɹˈneɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(archaic, countable, regional, uncountable)The act or process of damnation or reprobation; hell.
What in tarnation is going on?
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Someone or something that causes trouble; troublemaker.
Origin
From darnation, influenced by tarnal (from eternal); see darn.From darnation, influenced by tarnal (from eternal); see darn.
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Forms
plural: tarnations| Singular | tarnation |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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