visitation

Definition of visitation

Nouns

an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
"a visitation of the plague"
Synonyms:
trial, tribulation
Types:
fire
a severe trial
Type of:
affliction
a cause of great suffering and distress
any disaster or catastrophe
"a visitation of the plague"
Type of:
calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
an official visit for inspection or supervision
"the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"
"the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese"
Type of:
visit
the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

Vocabulary Lists for visitation

Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" Chapters 1-7 »(488 words)
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Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights - Chapters 1-2 »(386 words)
A fantastic vocabulary list for the first 2 chapters of...
  • virulency
  • canister
  • ensconce
  • auxiliary verb
  • horse pistol

Words that contain visitation