ALL meanings of de-stress
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D d - verb de-stress If you de-stress or if something de-stresses you, you do something that helps you to relax. 3
- verb de-stress to become or cause to become less stressed or anxious 3
- noun de-stress importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth. 1
- noun de-stress Phonetics. emphasis in the form of prominent relative loudness of a syllable or a word as a result of special effort in utterance. 1
- noun de-stress Prosody. accent or emphasis on syllables in a metrical pattern; beat. 1
- noun de-stress emphasis in melody, rhythm, etc.; beat. 1
- noun de-stress the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain. 1
- noun de-stress Mechanics. the action on a body of any system of balanced forces whereby strain or deformation results. the amount of stress, usually measured in pounds per square inch or in pascals. a load, force, or system of forces producing a strain. the internal resistance or reaction of an elastic body to the external forces applied to it. the ratio of force to area. See also strain1 (def 23), shear (def 19), torsion (def 3). 1
- noun de-stress Physiology. a specific response by the body to a stimulus, as fear or pain, that disturbs or interferes with the normal physiological equilibrium of an organism. 1
- noun de-stress physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension: Worry over his job and his wife's health put him under a great stress. Synonyms: anxiety, burden, pressure, oppression; effort, exertion, struggle, strain. 1
- noun de-stress a situation, occurrence, or factor causing this: The stress of being trapped in the elevator gave him a pounding headache. 1
- noun de-stress Archaic. strong or straining exertion. 1
- verb with object de-stress to lay stress on; emphasize. 1
- verb with object de-stress Phonetics. to pronounce (a syllable or a word) with prominent loudness: Stress the first syllable of “runner.” Stress the second word in “put up with.”. Compare accent (def 18). 1
- verb with object de-stress to subject to stress or strain. 1
- verb with object de-stress Mechanics. to subject to stress. 1
- verb without object de-stress to experience stress or worry: Don't stress about the turkey; I promise it will be delicious. Dad is always stressing out over his job. 1