Definition of homesickness in English:
homesickness
noun ˈhəʊmˌsɪknəsˈhoʊmˌsɪknəs
mass nounA feeling of longing for one's home during a period of absence from it.
I lived four years in London without a single pang of homesickness
Example sentencesExamples
- She was suddenly assailed by a stomach churning feeling of homesickness, a longing for something familiar.
- When you return to the street, you'll look around and feel a twinge of homesickness.
- Though there are campers who never overcome homesickness at a residential camp, the vast majority of campers do.
- I will feel a pang of homesickness when I think of them all around the dinner table together.
- She helped many newly-arrived women overcome their homesickness and the difficulties of a new life in a strange land.
- He felt a wave of homesickness for the dark quiet of the jungle.
- Everyone should come down here for a summer holiday to help me ease the homesickness.
- They suffered from homesickness and longed to return to their native country.
- It is natural to experience feelings of homesickness, awkwardness, or sadness in a new place.
- She continued to feel pangs of homesickness for California.
Definition of homesickness in US English:
homesickness
nounˈhoʊmˌsɪknəsˈhōmˌsiknəs
A feeling of longing for one's home during a period of absence from it.
I lived four years in London without a single pang of homesickness
Example sentencesExamples
- She continued to feel pangs of homesickness for California.
- Though there are campers who never overcome homesickness at a residential camp, the vast majority of campers do.
- I will feel a pang of homesickness when I think of them all around the dinner table together.
- It is natural to experience feelings of homesickness, awkwardness, or sadness in a new place.
- She helped many newly-arrived women overcome their homesickness and the difficulties of a new life in a strange land.
- Everyone should come down here for a summer holiday to help me ease the homesickness.
- They suffered from homesickness and longed to return to their native country.
- He felt a wave of homesickness for the dark quiet of the jungle.
- When you return to the street, you'll look around and feel a twinge of homesickness.
- She was suddenly assailed by a stomach churning feeling of homesickness, a longing for something familiar.