Homesickness
1Homesickness — (or in some cases, Nostalgia), is the distress or impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from the specific home environment or attachment objects. Feelings of longing are often accompanied by anxiety and depression. These… …
2homesickness — 1756, translating Ger. heimweh, from Heim home + Weh woe, pain; the compound is from Swiss dialect, expressing the longing for the mountains. The word was introduced to other European languages 17c. by Swiss mercenaries …
3homesickness — See nostalgia. See nostalgia, homesickness …
4Homesickness — Homesick Home sick , a. Pining for home; in a nostalgic condition. {Home sick ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
5homesickness — noun see homesick …
6homesickness — See homesick. * * * …
7homesickness — noun The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing ones home (and often left behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away …
8homesickness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nostalgia, rootlessness, longing, alienation, isolation, unhappiness, yearning for home; see also loneliness …
9homesickness — n. despondency caused by a longing for home and family …
10homesickness — n. 1. Longing for home, pining for friends and kindred. 2. (Med.) Nostalgia, sickness from loss of home and kindred …
