égarées

Égarées is the feminine plural form of the French adjective égarée, meaning “led astray,” “lost,” or “misguided.” It can modify feminine plural nouns and is used to describe people, objects, or ideas that have strayed from a path, location, or moral or conceptual frame. As the past participle of the verb égarer, égaré follows regular agreement rules: with être in pronominal constructions (je me suis égarée), and with avoir when the direct object precedes the participle (j’ai égaré mes clés).

In use, égarées conveys a sense of deviation or disorientation, whether literal or figurative. It can describe someone who has wandered off course, or a situation that has become unclear or unsettled. The term carries nuances of vulnerability and estrangement and is common in literary and journalistic language when discussing groups or multiple cases.

In culture, Égarées is a title or motif employed in French-language works to evoke wandering, vulnerability, or estrangement. Because it conveys both literal and figurative deviation, the form appears across novels, films, and songs, sometimes as a standalone title and other times as part of longer phrases. The term also yields related nouns such as égarement, which refer to the act or state of being led astray.