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homesick

[hohm-sik]

adjective

  1. sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.



homesick

/ ˈəʊˌɪ /

adjective

  1. depressed or melancholy at being away from home and family

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • homesickness noun
  • ˈdzˌԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homesick1

First recorded in 1790–1800; home + sick 1
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Unhappy and homesick in Ghana, the boy found lawyers and brought a case against his parents to the High Court in London, which ruled against him in February.

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Feeling a bit homesick, she would speak to friends and family on Skype.

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Then he talked with great frankness, sounding like a slightly homesick son stuck overseas, when he spoke about wanting reconciliation.

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The group’s soulful sound, a mix of indie, jazz and tropical fusion, caught the attention of Bad Bunny, who, according to the musicians, added some of their songs to his playlists while homesick in L.A.

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"You can be homesick at home, you know?"

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