Dictionary

destressify en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + stress + -ify.

Meanings

1. (colloquial, intransitive, nonce-word) To reduce or eliminate emotional stress.
   • MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY APRIL 17TH —11:00 am / Relax and destressify with Michael Hull on guitar & Alison Robuck on oboe 2012 April 13, “The Library Column”, in The Scout, Peoria, Ill.: Bradley University, page A11:
   • But destressifying by mastering our needs is really easy, and our exploration of it will shine a spotlight into the darkness. 2015, davidji [pseudonym], destressifying: The Real-World Guide to Personal Empowerment, Lasting Fulfillment, and Peace of Mind, Carlsbad, Calif.: Hay House, Inc., →ISBN, page 111:
   • I decided in the interest of trying to destressify that I would leave early for the spa so I could have a peaceful ride and not rush. 2002 October, Malinda Terreri, To Give or Deceive, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, →ISBN, page 216:
   • Her spun-gold hair and sun-kissed skin (a souvenir from the summer she’d just spent ‘destressifying’ on the glorious beaches of southeast Prosper) were out of place amongst the midnight-black hair and pale, sickly complexions of the Crow family. 2017 October 10, Jessica Townsend, Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, Sydney, N.S.W.: Lothian, Hachette Australia, →ISBN, page 16:
2. (colloquial, nonce-word, transitive) To reduce or eliminate emotional stress from (someone or something).
   • With so much uncertainty in my life and surrounding Luba’s great-grandchild, I’m going to opt to believe Nadine. I don’t know if it’s the wisest decision, but I do know that it will destressify my life and help me focus on more important things than the horror that I could be about to become an aunt to the Antichrist. 2014 May, Michael Griffo, Starfall (The Darkborn Legacy; 3), New York, N.Y.: K Teen, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 43:
   • Meditation initiates the restoration of your unconditioned self, very gradually destressifying you as layers of conditioning are peeled away. 2015, davidji [pseudonym], destressifying: The Real-World Guide to Personal Empowerment, Lasting Fulfillment, and Peace of Mind, Carlsbad, Calif.: Hay House, Inc., →ISBN, page 106:
   • I know it’s a tough pill to swallow, particularly after being inundated with the demands of a music school, but I hope this helps destressify you by peering at it from several different perspectives. 2004, Debbie Gray, These Tricks Are for Kids! Tricks of the Trade for Teachers of Elementary Music! A Few Ideas That Might Make Your Work a Little Easier and Definitely, a Lot More Fun!, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 241:
   • Try to destressify a tense situation as the latter puts hurdles on the thinking process. 2011, Raj Gopal Katju, 40 Stress Busters for Executives, New Delhi: Pustak Mahal, →ISBN:

Forms

Antonyms

stress out

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