"at sea" meaning in English

See at sea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-at sea.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at sea, {{en-prep phrase}} at sea
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, sea. Synonyms: asea Related terms: worse things happen at sea Translations (at the ocean or sea): til søs (Danish), merellä (Finnish), en mer (French), á sjó (Icelandic), úti (Icelandic), til havs (Norwegian Bokmål), til havs (Norwegian Nynorsk), na morze (Polish), till sjöss (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-at_sea-en-prep_phrase-D0jtw~i3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'at the ocean or sea': 66 34
  2. (idiomatic) In a state of confusion or bewilderment. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: adrift, asea, at a loss Translations (in a state of confusion or bewilderment): pihalla (Finnish), noyé [masculine] (French), largué (French)
    Sense id: en-at_sea-en-prep_phrase-M2Bm7wVT Disambiguation of 'in a state of confusion or bewilderment': 0 100

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