Synonyms for "destress" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Verb(1 words)

calm down

de emphasize

Strong matches (1)

Verb(1 words)

de-emphasise

Related words (3)

Verb(3 words)

de-emphasizerelaxwind down

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries

alterchangemodify

Synonyms

1 entries

de emphasize

derived

3 entries

destresserdestressificationdestressing

derived from

1 entries

stress

related to

3 entries

emphasisreducestress

Translations

8 translations across 4 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

• 放鬆 /放松 verb (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person)
• 減壓 /减压 verb (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person)

Dutch

1 entries

• ontstressen verb (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person)

Estonian

1 entries

• destress verb (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person)

Spanish

4 entries

• desestresar verb (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person)
• desestresarse verb (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person)
• relajar verb (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person)
• relajarse verb (To reduce the stress in oneself or another person)

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