destress

See also: de-stress

English

Alternative forms

• de-stress

Etymology

From de- +‎ stress.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dēˈ-strĕs′
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːˈstɹɛs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdiˈstɹɛs/

Verb

destress (third-person singular simple present destresses, present participle destressing, simple past and past participle destressed)

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.

Synonyms

• (ergative, emotional): calm down, relax, wind down (intransitive)

Derived terms

• destresser
• destressification
• destressing

Translations

To reduce the stress in oneself or another person

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 減壓 / 减压 (zh) (jiǎnyā), 放鬆 / 放松 (zh) (fàngsōng)

• Dutch: ontstressen
• Estonian: destress (et)
• Spanish: desestresar (es), desestresarse (es), relajar (es), relajarse (es)

Anagrams

• desserts, dressest, stressed