Synonyms of the word

visitation

• n. The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
• n. An official visit to inspect or examine something.
• n. An encounter with supernatural beings such as ghosts or aliens.
• n. The right of a separated or divorced parent to visit a child; access.
• n. A punishment or blessing ordained by God.

affliction

• n. A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
• n. Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.

calamity

• n. An event resulting in great loss.
• n. The distress that results from some disaster.

cataclysm

• n. A sudden, violent event.
• n. (geology) A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
• n. A great flood.

catastrophe

• n. Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
• n. (insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
• n. (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot in a tragedy.
• n. (mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.

disaster

• n. An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage…
• n. An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.

tragedy

• n. A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme…
• n. The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
• n. A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

trial

• n. An opportunity to test something out; a test.
• n. Appearance at judicial court.
• n. A difficult or annoying experience.
• n. A tryout to pick members of a team.
• n. (Britain) An internal examination set by Eton College.
• adj. Pertaining to a trial or test.
• adj. Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
• v. To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
• v. To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
• adj. Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
• adj. Triple.
• adj. (grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people; contrast singular,…

tribulation

• n. Any adversity; a trying period or event.

visit

• v. (transitive) Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally…
• v. (transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
• v. (transitive, now rare) To punish, to inflict harm upon (someone or something).
• v. (transitive) Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone).
• v. (transitive) To inflict punishment, vengeance for (an offense) on or upon someone.
• v. (transitive) To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below…
• v. (transitive) To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc.
• n. A single act of visiting.
• n. (medicine, insurance) A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.