(transitive) To reduce the stresses in a material. / (transitive, intransitive) To reduce the stress in oneself or another person. / (transitive) To reduce emphasis.

That which relieves stress.

plural of destresser

present participle of destress

The process of removing stress from a material

simple past tense and past participle of destress

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destress

plural of destressing

(colloquial, nonce word) The reduction or elimination of emotional stress.