紛らわす

Meaning

1. v5svt
   to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to drown (one's sorrows); to beguile (the time)
2. v5svt
   to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation); to change (the subject)

Example sentences

• トムはピアノを弾いて失恋の悲しみを紛らわそうとした。

  Tom tried to forget his love sorrow by playing the piano.