destress

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de se détendre ou de réduire son stress et sa tension.

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.

   Réduire l'accentuation

   • 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.

   Synonymesde-emphasizedownplaylessenminimizeplay downreducesoftentone downunderstateweaken

   Antonymesemphasizestress