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tarnation

/tɑɹˈneɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
tar-na-tion
IPA
/tɑɹˈneɪʃən/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of damnation or reprobation; hell.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Someone or something that causes trouble; troublemaker.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

intj

Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc.

Archaic

adj

Bothersome; devilish.

adj

Generic intensifier.

adv

Very; extremely.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɑɹˈneɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tarnations (plural) more tarnation (comparative) most tarnation (superlative)

Phrases

what in tarnation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce tarnation?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɑɹˈneɪʃən/.
What does tarnation mean?
The act or process of damnation or reprobation; hell.
Where does tarnation come from?
From darnation, influenced by tarnal (from eternal); see darn.

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