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homesick [adjective]

unhappy because of being away from home for a long period

US

/ˈhoʊm.sɪk/

UK

/ˈhəʊm.sɪk/

Example:

As I read my mother's letter, I began to feel more and more homesick.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

homesick

adjective
sad because you are away from home

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

homesick

home‧sick /ˈhəʊmˌsɪk $ ˈhoʊm-/ BrE AmE adjective
feeling unhappy because you are a long way from your home

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

homesick

home·sick [homesick homesickness] [ˈhəʊmsɪk] [ˈhoʊmsɪk] adjective
sad because you are away from home and you miss your family and friends
• I felt homesick for Scotland.
Derived Word: homesickness
Example Bank:
• She felt homesick for her country.

• She was beginning to get a bit homesick.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

homesick / ˈhəʊm.sɪk / / ˈhoʊm- / adjective

unhappy because of being away from home for a long period:

As I read my mother's letter, I began to feel more and more homesick.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

homesick

[ho͟ʊmsɪk]
ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ
If you are homesick, you feel unhappy because you are away from home and are missing your family, friends, and home very much.
  She's feeling a little homesick.
  Derived words:
  homesickness N-UNCOUNT There were inevitable bouts of homesickness.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

homesick

home·sick /ˈhoʊmˌsɪk/ adj [more ~; most ~] : sad because you are away from your family and home
• He was/got homesick when he went to college.
• She was homesick for her mother's cooking.
- home·sick·ness noun [noncount]

American English

British English

feeling sad and unhappy

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

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