"visitation" in the noun sense
1. trial, tribulation, visitation
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
"his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"
"life is full of tribulations"
"a visitation of the plague"
2. visitation
any disaster or catastrophe
"a visitation of the plague"
3. visitation
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"
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