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Homesickness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A depressed state of mind in persons away from home; nostalgia.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a longing to return home

Word Usage

"And couple that with the history of what they call homesickness, or as I would interpret that, depression, she may be out there contemplating, you know, does she want to go back to school, does she want to pursue this missionary thing."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

nostalgia

Cross Reference

melancholy nostalgia

Form

homesick

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

nostalgia loneliness heartache unease self-pity