distract

Verb

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
  • She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
    

• draw someone's attention away from something
  • The thief distracted the bystanders
    
  • He deflected his competitors
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  perturb , unhinge , disquiet , trouble , cark , disorder , deflect