leading astray
Sending wrong way
Leading astray is causing someone to go wrong—morally, factually, or directionally.
A bad influence leads teenagers astray.
Misleading evidence leads investigators astray.
The phrase often implies corrupting innocence or diverting from a proper path: He blamed his troubles on friends who led him astray.
Sometimes used playfully for minor temptations: She led me astray with that second bottle of wine.
- debauchCorrupt through vice
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- subvertSecretly weaken authority
- misdirectLead away from truth
- misinformConvey false details
deprave · beguile · vitiate · demoralise · fall from grace · hoodwink · pull the wool over · bamboozle · misguide · entice · inveigle · ensnare · garden path · lure · debase · deceive · profane · trick
leading astrayguiding
Leading toward destination
directing · orienting · shepherding · navigating · mentoring
leading astrayredeeming
Compensating for faults
reforming · edifying · saving · uplifting · correcting
leading astraytelling the truth
setting straight · enlightening · undeceiving · illuminating · disabusing
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