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Definition of de-stress verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

de-stress

verb
 
/ˌdiː ˈstres/
 
/ˌdiː ˈstres/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they de-stress
 
/ˌdiː ˈstres/
 
/ˌdiː ˈstres/
he / she / it de-stresses
 
/ˌdiː ˈstresɪz/
 
/ˌdiː ˈstresɪz/
past simple de-stressed
 
/ˌdiː ˈstrest/
 
/ˌdiː ˈstrest/
past participle de-stressed
 
/ˌdiː ˈstrest/
 
/ˌdiː ˈstrest/
-ing form de-stressing
 
/ˌdiː ˈstresɪŋ/
 
/ˌdiː ˈstresɪŋ/
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  1. de-stress (somebody/yourself) to relax after working hard or experiencing stress; to reduce the amount of stress that you experience
    • De-stress yourself with a relaxing bath.
See de-stress in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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