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noun
A form of homesickness experienced when one has not moved, but one's environment has changed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by Australian philosopher and researcher Glenn Albrecht in 2005 from Latin sōlācium (“solace, comfort”) + -algia (“pain”).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
