Definition of At sea

1. Adjective. Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment. "She felt lost on the first day of school"

Exact synonyms: Baffled, Befuddled, Bemused, Bewildered, Confounded, Confused, Lost, Mazed, Mixed-up
Similar to: Perplexed
Derivative terms: Confusedness

Definition of At sea

1. Adjective. At the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship. ¹

2. Adjective. (idiomatic) Confused, lost, or adrift; bewildered. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of At Sea

at once
at one
at one's fingertips
at one time
at one with
at pains
at peace
at peace(p)
at peace with
at present
at random
at rest
at rest(a)
at rest(p)
at school
at sea (current term)
at sea(p)
at sight
at sign
at signs
at sixes and sevens
at some point
at someone's service
at stake
at symbol
at symbols
at table
at that
at that place
at the best

Literary usage of At sea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1921)
"IN CABIN'D SHIPS at sea IN cabin'd ships at sea, The boundless blue on every side expanding, With whistling winds and music of the waves, ..."

2. The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America by William Jacob Holland (1903)
"FAR OUT at sea " Far out at sea—the sun was high, While veered the wind and flapped the sail; We saw a snow-white butterfly Dancing before the fitful gale ..."

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