Meanings
verbdestress (third-person singular simple present destresses, present participle destressing, simple past and past participle destressed)
present singular third person destresses · participle present destressing · participle past destressed · past destressed · alternative de-stress
- transitiveTo reduce the emphasis or stress on; de-emphasize.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo reduce the emotional stress in (another person); to reduce the stress in oneself.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 減壓 /减压, 放鬆 /放松
- 減壓 /减压 (jiǎnyā)To reduce the stress in oneself or another person
- 放鬆 /放松 (fàngsōng)To reduce the stress in oneself or another person
Dutch ontstressen
- ontstressenTo reduce the stress in oneself or another person
Estonian destress
- destressTo reduce the stress in oneself or another person
Spanish desestresar, desestresarse
- desestresarTo reduce the stress in oneself or another person
- desestresarseTo reduce the stress in oneself or another person
- relajarTo reduce the stress in oneself or another person
- relajarseTo reduce the stress in oneself or another person
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Cite this entry
APA
destress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destress
MLA
“destress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destress. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destress.
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