The meaning of ASTRAY is off the right path or route : straying.

Bad and wrong behaviour (Definition of astray from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

1. out of the right way; off the correct or known path or route: to go astray and get lost. 2. away from that which is right; into error, confusion, or undesirable action or thought: to be led astray.

Nov 2, 2017 · Definition of astray adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Astray definition: out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route.. See examples of ASTRAY used in a sentence.

a•stray (ə strā′), adv., adj. out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route: Despite specific instructions, they went astray and got lost. away from that which is right; into error, …

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The writer goes (badly) astray [=stops being correct or reasonable] when she blames the current government for these problems. The President was led astray [=convinced to make a bad decision] …

Synonyms for ASTRAY: wrong, afield, awry, badly, incorrectly, mistakenly, wrongly, amiss; Antonyms of ASTRAY: well, right, aright, perfectly, properly, rightly, favorably, correctly

He was led astray by his friends. (Definition of astray from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)