homesickness

(hém/sik’nes), n. A depre ed state of mind in persons away from home; nostalgia. It is characterized by an intense longing for home and the society of absent friends; it may also involve profound interference with nutrition, and give rise to further mental disturbance marked by delirium, incoherence, hallucination, or suicidal attempts. Generally the word signifies only a temporary or occasional depre ion of irits from a longing for the renewal of former a ociations, actual or severe illne from this cause being rare. Home-sickne is a wasting pang; This feel I hourly more and more; There's healing only in thy wings, Thou breeze that play’st on Albion’s shore! Cole ridge, Home-sick. home soc ken (hom‘sok-n),. Same as hamesucken. ieee Speaking! (hém’spé’king), n. Foreible and efficacious speaking. 2865 Our Saviour, who had all gifts in him, was Lord to expre e his indoctrinating power in what sort him best seem’d: sometimes by a milde and familiar converse, sometimes with plaine and impart i all home-speaking. Milton, Apology for Smectymnuus.