de-stress

A form of destress — To reduce the physical stresses in (a material).

Meanings

verbde-stress (third-person singular simple present de-stresses, present participle de-stressing, simple past and past participle de-stressed)

present singular third person de-stresses · participle present de-stressing · participle past de-stressed · past de-stressed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of destress.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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