homesickness

noun (homesickness; no plural)

«homesickness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Homesickness is the sad feeling of missing your home and family when you are away from them. tree →

In the lessons

Used in stories, school camps and boarding school, and when people move to a new country. Phrases: «suffer from homesickness», «a wave of homesickness». It tells the reader someone feels lonely and misses home.

Examples

On the first night at camp, I felt homesickness. tree →
Homesickness is normal when you go somewhere new. tree →
Writing letters helped her homesickness. tree →
He felt a wave of homesickness when he heard his mum's voice. tree →
Keeping busy can ease homesickness. tree →
The new student's homesickness faded after a week. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Adjective: homesick (I feel homesick). Not an illness of the body, though it can make you feel unwell.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «homesickness» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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