de-stress

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de-stress

or de·stress (dē′strĕs′, dĕ′-)

intr.v. de-stressed, de-stress·ing, de-stress·es or de·stressed or de·stress·ing or de·stress·es

To relieve one's stress or tension; relax: "After days like that, she'd go home and de-stress by playing video games" (Kristin Henderson).

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

de-stress

to become or cause to become less stressed or anxious

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Translations

de-stress

destress [diːˈstrɛs]

vi → déstresser

vt → déstresser

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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