"at sea" meaning in English

See at sea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-at sea.ogg
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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'at the ocean or sea': 98 2
  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), essere in alto mare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-at_sea-en-prep_phrase-M2Bm7wVT Disambiguation of 'in a state of confusion or bewilderment': 0 100
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