as in wrong
off the desired or intended path or course
I think we were led astray by the unfortunate similarity of the two names
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wrong
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Right before things went off the rails, Ye was offended that Morgan got his follower count wrong on X. Morgan listed 32 million when the exact number is upward of 33.3 million at press time.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
6 May 2025 -
Fired employees desperate for information have instead been given responses that are confusing, conflicting and at times, flat out wrong.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Astray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astray. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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