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 | ||