homesick
English meaning: Homesick
Definition
Feeling sad because one is away from home and family.
Example
“The student felt homesick during her first month abroad.”
Another example: “After a month abroad, she felt homesick and longed for her mother's cooking.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An everyday adjective for missing one's home and family when away. Most often used of children at camp, students, travellers, or expatriates. Neutral register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
Compound of 'home' and 'sick', modeled on German 'Heimweh'.
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Common Collocations
- feel homesick
- get homesick
- terribly homesick
- homesick for home
- homesick student
- a little homesick
Word Forms
homesick (adj); homesickness (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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