The meaning of Visitation

noun

A cause of pain or harm.

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A crippling affliction of the nervous system

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Something that makes you suffer

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Malnutrition is one of the common afflictions of the poor.

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A ghost or ghostlike image of a person.

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A headless apparition

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Something you believe, imagine, or dream you see, esp. the form of a person; ghost

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The way that someone or something looks.

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She checked her appearance in the mirror

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The way a person or thing looks or seems to other people

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The most striking feature of his appearance was his long hair., her only screen appearances were in…

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A cause of great distress or annoyance.

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The telephone was the bane of my life

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Something that is particularly effective in causing you trouble or worry

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Instead of doing his homework, my son is always playing computer games – they’re the bane of my exi…

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A plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.

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The vines suffered blight and disease

verb

Have a severely detrimental effect on.

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The scandal blighted the careers of several leading politicians

noun

Something that spoils or destroys or causes damage

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[ u ] the city stopped urban blight by rebuilding neighborhoods., poverty and disease blighted thei…

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An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.

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Emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity

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An event that causes much suffering to many people

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The factory closings were a calamity for the whole city.

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A large-scale and violent event in the natural world.

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The cataclysm at the end of the cretaceous period

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An extremely destructive event or violent change

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Environmental/natural cataclysms, the city has just experienced a cataclysmic flood.

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An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

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An environmental catastrophe

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A sudden event that causes great suffering or destruction

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Losing his job was a financial catastrophe for his family., a chemical plant leak could cause an en…

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A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

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She'd put a curse on him

verb

An offensive word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.

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At every blow there was a curse

verb

To say rude or offensive words about something or someone because you are angry

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[ i ] no coach is allowed to curse at or lay a hand on a player., if we don't do something about th…

noun

A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life.

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159 people died in the disaster

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An event causing great harm, damage, or suffering

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[ c/u ] financial disaster, [ u ] disaster aid/relief, [ c ] over 100 people died in the disaster.,…

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A sudden event that causes a lot of damage, such as a very bad fire, storm, or accident

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Insurance companies often charge extra to cover floods, earthquakes, or other natural disasters., m…

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The process of becoming visible after being concealed.

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I misjudged the timing of my emergence

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The process of appearing

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The agreement set the stage for the company's emergence from bankruptcy., the emergence of a pandem…

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A detailed inspection or study.

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An examination of marketing behaviour

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The act or process of carefully looking at someone or something to learn about its condition or to discover facts

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[ c ] you have to have a physical examination/exam in order to get life insurance., [ u ] the evide…

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The process of checking something carefully in order to discover new information or prove particular facts

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Examination of sth the review includes a detailed examination of city records., close/comprehensive…

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Careful examination or scrutiny.

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On closer inspection it looked like a fossil

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The act of looking at something carefully in order to discover information

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[ u ] at first she suspected that the letter was a forgery, but on closer inspection (= looked at m…

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The act of looking at something carefully to check its quality or condition

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Carry out/make an inspection normally you will carry out an inspection of the goods as soon as poss…

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An event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract or theoretical.

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The first obvious manifestations of global warming

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A sign showing the existence of a particular condition

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His refusal to see us was a manifestation of his guilt.

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An occasion when someone or something appears, often suddenly

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The book charts the earth's evolution up until the materialization of homo sapiens., a little stran…

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A very unpleasant and prolonged experience.

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The ordeal of having to give evidence

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An experience that is very painful, difficult, or tiring

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Her seven-month stay in the hospital was quite an ordeal.

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A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.

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The charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment

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A punishment, esp. the usual one, for breaking a law

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Repeat offenders should face stiff/tough penalties., if you pay off the loan early, they’ll charge …

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An amount of money that someone is forced to pay for failing to obey a rule, law, etc.

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Taxpayers who do not send in their tax return by the deadline will pay a £100 penalty., exit/early-…

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A fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.

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Neither prayers nor demonstrations halted the advance of the pestilence

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A disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people

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A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague).

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Person-to-person spread of bubonic or septicemic plague does not occur; however, pneumonic plague i…

verb

A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes ( bubonic plague ) and sometimes infection of the lungs ( pneumonic plague ).

verb

To cause someone or something difficulty or suffering, esp. repeatedly or continually

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Financial problems have been plaguing the company., that pain in my shoulder is plaguing me again.,…

noun

The infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offence.

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Crime demands just punishment

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Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

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Employees asked not to be named, saying they feared retribution

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Deserved punishment

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He was seeking retribution for the crime committed against him.

noun

A formal assessment of something with the intention of instituting change if necessary.

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A comprehensive review of uk defence policy

verb

Assess (something) formally with the intention of instituting change if necessary.

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The home secretary was called on to review britain's gun laws

verb

Look at again; examine again

noun

A whip used as an instrument of punishment.

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Begone, or shall i be required to chastise you with the whip and the scourge once more?

verb

Whip (someone) as a punishment.

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Our people did scourge him severely

noun

Someone or something that causes harm, evil, or destruction

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Smallpox, that scourge of previous generations, now is effectively extinct.

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Critical observation or examination.

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The policy came under scrutiny last month

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The careful and detailed examination of something

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Will the candidates stand up under all that scrutiny?

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The careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it

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Be subjected to/come under scrutiny the figures are likely to come under close scrutiny.

verb

Look closely at or examine (someone or something).

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Her green eyes surveyed him coolly

noun

A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.

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The author provides a survey of the relevant literature

verb

Determining opinions by interviewing people

noun

An event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.

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A tragedy that killed 95 people

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A very sad event or situation, esp. one involving death or suffering

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[ u ] his reckless driving was bound to end in tragedy., [ c ] it’s a tragedy (that) so many childr…

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Punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong.

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Voters are ready to wreak vengeance on all politicians

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Action against someone to punish that person for having hurt you

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She cried out for vengeance.

noun

The faculty or state of being able to see.

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She had defective vision

verb

Imagine.

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We visioned a small lawn surrounded with a perfect tangle of trees

noun

The ability to see

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Good/impaired/blurred vision, we lack a vision of what love really is., the theater’s director is a…

verb

Go to see and spend time with (someone) socially.

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I came to visit my grandmother

noun

An act of going to see a person or place as a guest, tourist, etc.

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I'll pay him a visit soon

verb

To go to a place in order to experience it, or to go to a person in order to spend time together

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[ t ] we visited a few galleries while we were in new york., [ t ] when are we going to visit grand…