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at sea

at sea prepositional phrase: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, sea.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, sea.
    • It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    asea
  2. (idiomatic) In a state of confusion or bewilderment.
    • Most of the class was at sea after the first week.
    • Oh, great, the handle just broke—well, we're really all at sea now, aren't we?
    Synonyms:
    adrift, asea, at a loss

at sea meaning in Malayalam

at sea in Malayalam

perplexed, confused, puzzled
അന്തംവിട്ട നിലയിലായ, അവതാളത്തിലായ, കുഴഞ്ഞ, സംഭ്രാന്തം, ഉത്ഭ്രാന്ത, ഉദ്ഭ്രാന്ത

Synonyms of at sea

Questions about at sea

What does at sea mean?
At sea means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, sea.
What is at sea in Malayalam?
At sea in Malayalam is അന്തംവിട്ട നിലയിലായ, അവതാളത്തിലായ, കുഴഞ്ഞ. See At sea meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is at sea?
At sea is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at sea in the dictionary

  1. at right angles to
  2. at risk
  3. at rovers
  4. at scale
  5. at school
  6. at sea
  7. at second hand
  8. at short notice
  9. at short sight
  10. at sight
  11. at sign

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Adapted from Wiktionary: at sea (page history and authors); at sea (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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