destress

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de aliviar ou reduzir o estresse ou a tensão.

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.

   Reduzir a ênfase

   • 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.

   Sinônimosde-emphasizedownplaylessenminimizeplay downreducesoftentone downunderstateweaken

   Antônimosemphasizestress