antistress

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adjective

Countering stress.

“an antistress drug”

OriginEnglish stress ← Middle English destresse ← Old French destrecier →
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Meanings

adjectiveantistress (not comparable)

alternative anti-stress

  1. not comparableCountering stress.

    an antistress drug

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  8. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  10. Proto-Italic*dis-
  11. Latindis-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  14. Proto-Italic*stringō
  15. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  17. Proto-Italic*strengō
  18. Latinstringō
  19. Latindistringō
  20. Old Frenchdestrecier
  21. Middle Englishdestresse
  22. Englishstress
  23. Englishantistress

From anti- + stress.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 解壓 /解压, 抗壓 /抗压
  • 解壓 /解压 (jiěyā)countering stress
  • 抗壓 /抗压 (kàngyā)countering stress
Czech antistresový, protistresový
  • antistresovýcountering stress
  • protistresovýcountering stress
Greek αντιστρές
  • αντιστρές (antistrés)countering stress
Portuguese antiestresse
  • antiestressecountering stress
Spanish antiestrés
  • antiestréscountering stress

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

antistress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antistress

MLA

“antistress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antistress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antistress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antistress.

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