den Kummer vertreiben

to dispel sadness or worry, often through distraction

Türkçe: kaygıyı dağıtmak

Noun

Kummer m.

Verb

vertreiben

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der Clown vertrieb den Kindern mit seinen lustigen Späßen den Kummer.

How it is used

Means to dispel sadness or worry, often through distraction. Colloquial register. Used when someone goes drinking or partying to forget problems. Nuance: implies temporary relief, not solving the root cause.

Other verbs that go with Kummer

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Kummer bereiten / machento cause someone grief or sadness
• Kummer habento be sad, worried, or troubled
• Kummer verursachento be the source of someone's grief

All collocations with Kummer

Other collocations built on vertreiben

• sich die Zeit vertreibento while away the time