homesickness

== English == === Alternative forms === home-sickness === Etymology === Calque of German Heimweh (“homesickness”, literally “home-woe”), equivalent to home +‎ sickness. === Pronunciation === === Noun === homesickness (countable and uncountable, plural homesicknesses) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== homesick (back-formation) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== melancholy nostalgia