homesickness
- a word derived from homesick.
Example Sentences
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Ada is facing a make-or-break debut and struggling with a homesickness that seems to outweigh her desire to model.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
Travelers hunt for regional souvenirs, soothe their homesickness and investigate a burning question: Is the hot dog different?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
I thought I’d seen the last of Jimmy, but I felt a longing to go north again, a sort of homesickness.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025
But she had never lived abroad before, and she struggled with a deep homesickness which she documented in emotional video diaries on YouTube.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024
The scent of burning wood reminded everyone of land so far away, and sunk many of the men into nostalgia and fresh pangs of homesickness.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
