紛まぎれる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

disappear into; get lost in; blend into

Used when someone or something becomes hidden or indistinguishable within a crowd, darkness, or similar surroundings. Often with に or 中に.

• 彼かれは人ひと混ごみに紛まぎれて見みえなくなった。

  He disappeared into the crowd and was no longer visible.

• 夜よるの闇やみに紛まぎれて逃にげた。

  They escaped under cover of darkness.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

do something under cover of; take advantage of confusion to

Describes doing something secretly or unnoticed by exploiting a chaotic or confusing situation. Often used with ～に紛れて.

• 騒さわぎに紛まぎれて彼かれは会かい場じょうを抜ぬけ出だした。

  He slipped out of the venue under cover of the commotion.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be almost indistinguishable; be confusingly similar

Used when two things are so alike that they are hard to tell apart. Often in the form ～と紛れる or ～に紛れる.

• 本ほん物ものと紛まぎれるほど精せい巧こうな偽にせ物ものだ。

  It's such an elaborate fake that it's almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be diverted from; forget about; be distracted by

Used when negative emotions or worries are temporarily forgotten because one is absorbed in something else. Often with ～に紛れて.

• 忙いそがしさに紛まぎれて嫌いやなことを忘わすれていた。

  I forgot about the unpleasant things because I was so busy.

• ゲームに紛まぎれてストレスを発はっ散さんする。

  I relieve stress by getting absorbed in games.