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Definition of destress

destress

/diːˈstrɛs/
de · stress
Adjective:destressed
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Past Simple:destressed
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Past Participle:destressed
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Present Participle:destressing
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destress Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To relax and release mental or emotional tension after a period of strain or work.

Example

"She likes to take a long walk in the park after work to destress."

2

To remove or reduce physical, mechanical, or linguistic stress from something.

Example

"The engineers heated the steel beams to destress the metal before installation."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Often spelled with a hyphen as 'de-stress' to avoid visual and phonetic confusion with 'distress', which has the opposite meaning of causing anxiety or suffering.

• Rhymes for destress

• Nearby Words

destiny
destitute
destitution
destress
destroy
destroyable
destroyer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Destress. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/destress
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