Misfortune vs Visitation - What's the difference?
misfortune | visitation | Related terms |
(uncountable) bad luck
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
(countable) an undesirable event such as an accident
* 1839 , Charles Robert Darwin,
The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
An official visit to inspect or examine something.
An encounter with supernatural beings such as ghosts or aliens.
The right of a separated or divorced parent to visit a child; access.
A punishment or blessing ordained by God.
Misfortune is a related term of visitation.
As a noun misfortune
is (uncountable) bad luck.As a proper noun visitation is
(label) the visit of the virgin mary to her cousin elizabeth; the commemoration of this on 30 may in eastern christianity or 31 may in western christianity.misfortune
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Noun
Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune .
- The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience.
- It was my fortune, or misfortune , to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. - Ulysses S. Grant
The Voyage of the Beagle., Chapter X
- The snowstorm, which was the cause of their misfortune , happened in the middle of January, corresponding to our July, and in the latitude of Durham!
- She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes .