lead astray

Speech parts

1. lead astray - Verb

2. lead astray - Phrase

Meaning

cause someone to believe an untruth

lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

teach immoral behavior to

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

deceive mislead misguide misdirect corrupt betray misinform lead off sully gull bluff warp cozen lie trick
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Antonyms

classify sized compile align confess itinerary
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Hypernyms

take lead direct guide conduct corrupt

Hyponyms

gull cod snow pose slang fool

Examples

It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this. Alexander Herzen

The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray. It is better that one should suffer than that many be corrupted. Aldous Huxley

a misfit, a wolf in shepherd's clothing and one of the end-time agents of the devil sent to lead astray those who would have believed in God. Peter Akinola

Whatever is only almost true is quite false, and among the most dangerous of errors, because being so near truth, it is the more likely to lead astray. Henry Ward Beecher

The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house Source: Internet

The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

lead astray

Close letter words and terms

lead angle lead antimonate lead arsenate lead away lead azide lead balloon