Synonyms for astray

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uh-strey

Phonetic Transcription : əˈstreɪ

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Définition of astray

Origin : c.1300, astraied "away from home; lost," borrowed and partially nativized from Old French estraie, past participle of estraier "astray, riderless (of a horse), lost," literally "on stray" (see stray (v.)).

adj off the path or right direction

Example sentences :

That was the real madness; pride and enthusiasm led us astray.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Yes, she must have led Lantier astray; you could see it in her eyes.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

My foot was on the threshold of His house when you led me astray.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

They are very idle, gay and effeminate, and I fear that they will lead you astray.
Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews

In the first place, the allurements which led me astray may have had no charms for you.
Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts

"You shan't lead Mary astray," she would say with pretended indignation.
Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan

The subject is fascinating, but it would soon lead us astray.
Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

I might be leading you astray if I ventured a guess, but if you asked me to do so, I should say he was a Chinaman.
Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer

Then there was the dread story of the witchcraft that had led Salem astray.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

He never thought she had led him astray, and had no blame for her.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

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