homesickness
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homesickness
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Calque of German Heimweh (“homesickness”, literally “home-woe”), equivalent to home + sickness.
noun homesicknesses · home-sickness
- The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
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noun missing one's home or family
| Español | morriña |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 향수 hyangsu, 향수병 hyangsubyeong, 회향병 hoehyangbyeong |
| 日本語 | 郷愁 kyōshū, 望郷 bōkyō, 里心 satogokoro |
| 中文 | 思鄉 /思乡 sīxiāng, 想家 xiǎngjiā, 鄉愁 /乡愁 xiāngchóu, 懷鄉 /怀乡 huáixiāng |
| हिन्दी | ग़ुरबत ġurbat |
| Português | saudade |
| Français | mal du pays, nostalgie |
| Deutsch | Heimweh, Nostalgie |
| Italiano | nostalgia |
| Ελληνικά | νοσταλγία nostalgía |
| Română | dor de casă, dor de țară |
| Русский | ностальги́я nostalʹgíja, тоска́ toská, тоска́ по ро́дине toská po ródine |
| العربية | حَنِين ḥanīn, اِشْتِيَاق ištiyāq |
Talk about this word "homesickness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homesickness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. homesickness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homesickness "homesickness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homesickness.Cite this
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title = {homesickness},
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