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HOHMS-ik/ˈhəʊmsɪk/

Homesick means sad because you are away from home: feel homesick, get homesick, homesick in the first week. Home is the place; sick alone means ill. Missing home is the same idea. Nostalgic is more about the past. Homesickness is the noun. Do not write home sick as two words for the adjective.

Meaning

Sad because you are away from home.

Examples

• “He felt homesick in the first week at the hostel.”
• “The quiet hostel made him homesick for family noise.”
• “A phone call from mum helped when she felt homesick.”

Good to know

feel / get homesick. Noun: homesickness. Ill: sick. One word.

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