astray

//əˈstreɪ//
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Adverb

1

Away from the correct path or direction; off course.

The hikers went astray and ended up in the wrong valley.

2

Into error, wrongdoing, or an undesirable state.

Bad influences led him astray.

Adjective

1

Having strayed; lost or misdirected.

The astray cat was finally found in the neighbor's garden.