destress

See also: de-stress

English

Alternative forms

• de-stress

Etymology

From de- +‎ stress.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To reduce the stresses in a material.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To reduce the stress in oneself or another person.
3. (transitive) To reduce emphasis.

Synonyms

• calm
• relax
• wind down

Derived terms

• destresser
• destressification
• destressing

 

Translations

To reduce the stress in oneself or another person

• Estonian: destress (et)
• Spanish: desestresar (es), desestresarse (es)

Anagrams

• desserts, dressest, stressed