homesickness
noun/ˈhəʊmsɪknəs/
/ˈhəʊmsɪknəs/
[uncountable]- the feeling of being sad because you are away from home and you miss your family and friends
- She soon got over her homesickness.
- A great wave of homesickness swept over me.
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