led astray
Taken off course
Led astray means guided into error, wrongdoing, or confusion.
Someone led astray has been misdirected—whether morally, intellectually, or physically.
The phrase often implies an innocent party corrupted by bad influence: He was led astray by older kids in the neighborhood.
It can also describe being given false information: The misleading headline led readers astray.
- dupedDeceived into believing
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- taken for a rideDeceived for someone's gain
- seducedLed astray romantically
deceived · manipulated · tricked · misguided · conned · prodigal · fallen from grace · betrayed · fooled · beguiled · temptation · deluded · wrong track · wolf in sheep's clothing · corruption · leadeth · misinformed · sinned
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, swindled
- misunderstandingsmisunderstanding, misinterpretation, misconception, misreading, miscommunication
led astrayenlightened
Possessing profound insight
set right · disabused · undeceived · corrected · educated
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