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nostalgia
Meaning: a wistful affection for the past
nostalgia in a sentence
How nostalgia is used in real sentences:
Looking at old photos filled her with nostalgia.
Looking at old photos filled her with nostalgia.
“Years later, I feel nostalgia when I see those bright sneakers in old photographs.”
— from the passage The Locker Choice
Synonyms for nostalgia
Other words for nostalgia — yearning, longing, wistfulness and sentimentality — carry the same meaning.
- yearning
- longing
- wistfulness
- sentimentality
Where it comes from
From Greek nostos 'return home' + algos 'pain'
Memory hook
NOSTALGIA = pain of wanting to go home.