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homesick

ho·me·sick

UK/ˈhəʊ̯m.sɪk/ US/ˈhəʊ̯m.sɪk/ fairly common

adjective

1.

unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons

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Origin

Back-formation from homesickness, equivalent to home + sick.

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