destress

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по снятию или уменьшению стресса или напряжения.

A verb used to indicate the act of relieving or reducing stress or tension.

1. Reduce emphasisC1formal

   To reduce the level of stress or emphasis placed on a particular syllable, word, or element in speech or writing.

   Ослабить ударение

   • In English, unstressed syllables are often destressed to maintain rhythm.
   • When speaking quickly, speakers may destress certain function words.
   • The linguist explained how to destress a vowel in casual speech.

   Synonymsde-emphasizedownplaylessenminimizeplay downreducesoftentone downunderstateweaken

   Antonymsemphasizestress