destress
/ˌdiːˈstres/verb
उच्चारण डीस्ट्रेस
तनाव कम करना, तनावमुक्त होना
Core word
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[I, T] ~ (sb) informal
to relax after working hard or experiencing stress; to help somebody do this
तनाव कम करना, तनावमुक्त होना
- Radhika goes for a long walk to destress after a mock test.
- Yoga helps you destress.
- Listening to music helps me destress after school.
+ 2 more examples
- We went to the beach to destress after the final exam.
- A short break can help you destress during exam week.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
destress (intransitive)
'Destress' without an object means to relax and let stress go.
बिना object के 'destress' का अर्थ आराम करके तनाव छोड़ना है।
- I walk in the park to destress.
- Students need time to destress after exams.
destress + object
With an object it means to help someone relax: 'destress the staff'.
Object के साथ इसका अर्थ किसी को तनावमुक्त करने में मदद करना है।
- Music helps destress the patients.
- The workshop destressed the whole class.
destress by / with / through
The method is given with 'by', 'with' or 'through'.
तरीक़ा 'by', 'with' या 'through' से बताया जाता है।
- She destresses by painting.
- He destresses through yoga.
informal register
'Destress' is informal and modern; in formal writing use 'relax' or 'reduce stress'.
'Destress' अनौपचारिक और आधुनिक शब्द है; औपचारिक लेखन में 'relax' या 'reduce stress' लिखें।
- Yoga helps you relax.
- Exercise can reduce stress.
destress vs de-stress
Both spellings are seen; the closed form 'destress' is more common today.
दोनों spelling दिखती हैं; आजकल बिना hyphen वाला 'destress' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- Spell it as destress.
- Some writers prefer de-stress.
+Collocations 6
ways to destress
meditateexerciselisten to musicwalksleep
- A short walk helps me destress.
destress + time
after examsafter workat nighton weekendsbefore bed
- She destresses at night with a book.
destress + by
by readingby cookingby singingby dancingby gardening
- He destresses by playing the flute.
verb + to destress
need totry tolearn towant tofind time to
- Learn to destress before the exam.
destress + noun
activitiesroutinesessionbreaktechniques
- The college offers a weekly destress session.
destress + people
studentsemployeesteacherspatientsparents
- Teachers need time to destress as well.
“More examples 6
- Radhika listens to old songs to destress after a long study session.
लंबी पढ़ाई के बाद राधिका तनावमुक्त होने के लिए पुराने गाने सुनती है।
- The school organised a yoga class to help students destress.
स्कूल ने विद्यार्थियों को तनावमुक्त करने के लिए योग कक्षा आयोजित की।
- A cup of tea and ten minutes of silence can destress you.
एक कप चाय और दस मिनट की शांति आपको तनावमुक्त कर सकती है।
- Many office workers destress at the gym.
कई दफ़्तरी कर्मचारी gym में तनावमुक्त होते हैं।
- Exam toppers say that they destressed by taking short breaks.
परीक्षा में अव्वल आने वालों का कहना है कि वे छोटे विराम लेकर तनावमुक्त होते थे।
- Radhika took a walk by the river to destress before the interview.
राधिका ने interview से पहले तनावमुक्त होने के लिए नदी किनारे सैर की।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She destresses with listening to music.
✓ She destresses by listening to music.
The method is expressed with 'by + -ing'.
तरीक़ा 'by + -ing' से व्यक्त होता है।
◇Word family
?Which word?
Do not confuse destress (to relax and lose stress) and distress (great worry, pain or unhappiness).
Destress (आराम करके तनाव दूर करना) और distress (गहरी चिंता, पीड़ा या दुःख) में भ्रम न करें।