homesick
adjective
sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
homesickness
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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
That alleviated some homesickness, but it didn’t get Iamaleava’s career up off the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The work reflects Kahlo’s ambivalence toward the U.S. where she often felt out of place and her homesickness for Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
He’s moved onto a more sobering look into how he deals with heartbreak and homesickness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
Whenever he felt the sharp pangs of homesickness he had come back here to his old enemies, where he didn’t feel quite so out of place.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
