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homesick

[ hohm-sik ]

adjective

  1. sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.


homesick

/ ˈəʊˌɪ /

adjective

  1. depressed or melancholy at being away from home and family
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzˌԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dzsn noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of homesick1

First recorded in 1790–1800; home + sick 1
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The group’s soulful sound, a mix of indie, jazz and tropical fusion, caught the attention of Bad Bunny, who, according to the musicians, added some of their songs to his playlists while homesick in L.A.

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"You can be homesick at home, you know?"

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“I wanted to leave home but I was very homesick,” Ronan remembers.

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Created by homesick Italian American immigrants more than a century ago, pepperoni is now synonymous with pizza.

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The song was special as I heard it innumerable times on Armed Forces Radio along with many other homesick Marines.

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