Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Acutely longing for one's family or home.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ill or depressed from being absent from home; affected with homesickness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pining for home; in a nostalgic condition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective emotions
Missing one'shome andfamily very much when away;nostalgic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective longing to return home
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Examples
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It was strange but going into the Embassy made me really homesick, which is strange because I have never been inside an Embassy before.
Archive 2005-10-01 Maya Chalee 2005
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It was strange but going into the Embassy made me really homesick, which is strange because I have never been inside an Embassy before.
An American Peace Corps Volunteer Maya Chalee 2005
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"The legs are shaped so you can grasp onto them," Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Staub wrote in a recent e-mail recalling her homesick days based in the United Arab Emirates.
The Jawa Report 2009
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"The legs are shaped so you can grasp onto them," Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Staub wrote in a recent e-mail recalling her homesick days based in the United Arab Emirates.
The Jawa Report 2009
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It made me kind of homesick, and also brought the familiar dread when I contemplate our move back to Scotland.
Archive 2008-01-01 Cazzab 2008
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It made me kind of homesick, and also brought the familiar dread when I contemplate our move back to Scotland.
Hmmm Cazzab 2008
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David L. said ... talk about 'homesick' .... tortillas!!
Menu for Hope | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
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Anyway, the grandmother is still "homesick" for Uganda, and has a great closing line: "When you have the adventure of a lifetime, part of you wants it to last a lifetime."
Archive 2006-02-01 JDsg 2006
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Anyway, the grandmother is still "homesick" for Uganda, and has a great closing line: "When you have the adventure of a lifetime, part of you wants it to last a lifetime."
I Can Relate... JDsg 2006
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Goddammit, Michael, you went and made me "homesick" again.
The Many Moods of Taichung Michael Turton 2006
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