Meaning

1 senses

  1. (slang)To intentionally block out overwhelming stimuli in order to avoid sensory overload.

    I got overwhelmed by the loud music and had to go into another room to destim.

Origin

Clipping of destimulate. Equivalent to de- + stim.

Clipping of destimulate. Equivalent to de- + stim.

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Forms

destims, destimming, destimmed, destimmed
Base formdestim · to destim
3rd person singulardestims
Present participledestimming
Past simpledestimmed
Past participledestimmed

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydestim
he, she, itdestims

Past simpleLesson

all personsdestimmed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave destimmed
he, she, ithas destimmed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill destim

Word family

1 related words
Relatedoverstimulation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
despoticdespotismdessertA2destabilizedestinationB1destinedestinyB2destitute
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