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homesick

[/ˈhoʊmsɪk/]
adjective
com saudade de casa
1. feeling sad, lonely, or anxious because one is away from home and misses it
She felt homesick during her first week at university.
Ela sentia saudade de casa durante sua primeira semana na universidade.
2. experiencing a longing to return to one's home or native country
The immigrant became homesick after months abroad.
O imigrante sentiu saudade de casa após meses no exterior.
Synonyms
nostalgiclongingyearningpiningmelancholic
Antonyms
contentsatisfiedadjustedacclimated

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
com saudade de casa
most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
sentindo falta de casa
alternative colloquial expression
Portugal
com saudades de casa
uses plural form 'saudades' which is more common in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

feeling homesick
getting homesick
overcome with homesickness
a pang of homesickness
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