Etymology

solastalgia

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Today it means: A form of homesickness experienced when one has not moved, but one's environment has changed. Full definition →

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Coined by Australian philosopher and researcher Glenn Albrecht in 2005 from Latin sōlācium (“solace, comfort”) + -algia (“pain”).

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