leading astray
- noun
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desviación
- ( This was right at the building of the Second Temple. Ezra felt that men were being led astray by their non-Jewish wives, so he forbade the practice.
Examples
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The politician was accused of leading astray his constituents with false promises.
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This is how people get led astray.
Blog text (26) -
By your magic spell, all the nations were led astray. - Rev
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And the domestic animals you saw being brought for sacrifice are the multitude you are leading astray upon that altar.
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Some children are easily led astray by peer pressure into making bad decisions.
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She felt guilty for leading astray her friend by encouraging him to skip school.
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is transparently built from 'lead' (to cause or guide) + 'astray' (off the intended path), so its meaning — causing someone to go off the right moral or behavioral path — is directly inferable from the constituents. This compositional pattern (lead + adverb indicating deviation) is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English usage, so a B1 learner who knows both words is likely to understand it.
Etymology
Leading astray comes from the simple image of one person leading another astray, guiding them off the right path. That's why it now means 'causing someone to make wrong choices or behave badly'.