hassle

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
2. (countable, uncountable) A fight or argument.
3. (countable, uncountable) An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.

Verb

1. (transitive) To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
2. (transitive) To pick a fight or start an argument with.
3. (transitive) To work through something troublesome; to be bothered by.
4. (slang) To engage in a mock dogfight.

Adj

hassling; hasslesome

Synonyms

trouble

bother

annoy

harass

difficulty

snag

beset

irritate

molest

pester

fuss

harry

plague

inconvenience

scuffle

rough-and-tumble

encumber

vex

torment

disturb

tussle

hinder

provoke

hamper

annoyance

struggle

drag

chivy

chivvy

chevvy

chevy

ail

tease

quarrel

problem

dogfight

bug

🐛

melee

hitch

afflict

complexity

complexify

bind

combat

clutter

besiege

entanglement

enrage

challenge

beleaguer

Translations

difficulté

incomodar

dificultad

molestar

importunar

molestar

Schwierigkeit

querelle

gêner

disturbare

δυσκολία

dispute

importunar

stören

fer la guitza

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæsl̩/

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from US Southern dialectal hassle (“to pant, breathe noisily”), possibly from haste + -le (frequentative suffix).