English noun: visitation | |||
1. | visitation (event) an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event | ||
Samples | His mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him. Life is full of tribulations. A visitation of the plague. | ||
Synonyms | trial, tribulation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affliction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fire | ||
2. | visitation (event) any disaster or catastrophe | ||
Samples | A visitation of the plague. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy | ||
3. | visitation (act) an official visit for inspection or supervision | ||
Samples | The commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations. The recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | visit | ||