homesickness

Definitions

A longing for one's home during a period of absence from it.

A feeling of distress or depression caused by being away from home.

Examples

After moving to a new country, she struggled with a deep sense of homesickness for several months.

The young student tried to distract himself from his homesickness by joining several campus clubs.

Synonyms

nostalgia longing pining wistfulness yearning melancholy solitude

Antonyms

contentment belonging comfort ease settledness at-homeness satisfaction