Extreme homesickness, formerly regarded as a type of insanity.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Cyclopaedia of Practical Medicine. From modern Greek νοστομανία from ancient Greek νόστος return home + Hellenistic Greek -μανία.
Definition of nostomania in US English:
nostomania
nounˌnɒstəʊˈmeɪnɪə
rare
Extreme homesickness, formerly regarded as a type of insanity.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Cyclopaedia of Practical Medicine. From modern Greek νοστομανία from ancient Greek νόστος return home + Hellenistic Greek -μανία.