: pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again
A wave of nostalgia swept over me when I saw my childhood home.
He was filled with nostalgia for his college days.
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“Nostalgia.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/nostalgia. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.
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