distract
deflect
divertingly
unfocus
distractionist
red herring
upstage
deter
preoccupy
catch the eye
divert
disimagine
blemish
adumbrate
catch someone napping
abstract
hang upon
underscorer
derangingly
space out
diversionary
laxist
divagate
destress
bedazzle
diversionism
skim
take one's eye off the ball
distracter
elude
change the channel
send to Coventry
tenuki
withdraw
branch off
but who's counting
overstress
arrestingly
diversion
distorter
unlearn
blackball
alien
blind with science
put off
reobscure
blow this pop stand
take it into one's head
grab
turn one's back