Meaning & use
astray
Away from the correct path, purpose, or expected course of behavior.
See it in a sentence
The hikers wandered astray when the trail markers disappeared into the thick fog.
Bad advice led him astray, and he made several costly decisions that year.
A note on using this word
Astray almost always follows a verb like 'go,' 'lead,' or 'wander,' and rarely appears directly before a noun.
Words with a similar meaning
off course
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