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destress en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdiːˈstɹɛs/ (UK)
  • dēˈ-strĕs′
  • /ˌdiˈstɹɛs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From de- + stress.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To reduce the physical stresses in (a material).
  2. (ergative) To reduce the emotional stress in (another person); to reduce the stress in oneself.
  3. (transitive) To reduce the emphasis or stress on; de-emphasize.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
de-stress alternative lexicographic
destressing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
destressed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
destressed Tense=Past lexicographic
destresses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

destresser · destressing · destressification

Synonyms

relax (emotional) · calm down (emotional) · wind down (emotional)

Translations (8)

cmn 減壓 /减压 (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person) · cmn 放鬆 /放松 (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person) · es desestresar (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person) · et destress (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person) · es relajarse (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person) · es desestresarse (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person) · nl ontstressen (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person) · es relajar (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person)