遣けん悶もん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

driving away melancholy; dispelling gloom

Rare literary noun or suru-verb for actively dispelling melancholy or boredom. Not used in everyday conversation; modern equivalents include 気晴らし or 憂さ晴らし.

• 彼かれは散さん歩ぽを遣けん悶もんの手しゅ段だんとした。

  He used walking as a means of driving away melancholy.