unstress

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verb

Not to stress, or to remove the stress from.

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Meanings

verbunstress (third-person singular simple present unstresses, present participle unstressing, simple past and past participle unstressed)

present singular third person unstresses · participle present unstressing · participle past unstressed · past unstressed

  1. ambitransitiveNot to stress, or to remove the stress from.
noununstress (plural unstresses)

plural unstresses

  1. communicationsAn unstressed syllable.

Origin

From un- + stress.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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