hassle
hassle
Definition
☆ has·sle (has′əl)
noun
- a heated argument; squabble
- a troublesome situation
Etymology: < ?
intransitive verb -·sled, -·sling
Informal to have a hassle
transitive verb
Slang to annoy, harass, etc.
hassle*
Synonyms
hassle*
n.
hassle*
Synonyms
hassle
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- harry: In fact, I would generally harry, hassle and hound them until they give up or leave the country.
- eliminate: Secure Shopping - eliminates the hassle of digging out a credit card or entering an account number.
- avoid: You will also avoid the hassle of securing your wheels, every time you lock your bike up.
- want: The question is whether you would want the hassle.
- save: Just get it from amazon to save the hassle.
- remove: Your free Demon spam filtering on all your email automatically removes the hassle of dealing with junk mail.
Adjective modifier
- less: Staying where you are may be less hassle than moving to a new place.
- minimal: This would generally be a merely administrative task, ensuring minimal hassle, expense and delay.
- added: If the service is reduced then it will mean added hassle of bus journeys to Bath or Chippenham.
- least: The Moving Process - Getting the price right A successful sale is all about getting the right price for you with the least hassle.
- unnecessary: The results of Philips ' market research was to show that the core target group typically disliked the unnecessary hassle created by technology.
- much: Please don't take checks, they're too much hassle.
Modifies a noun
- factor: Holiday lets also come with a higher hassle factor than residential lets.
- ': No hassle â We deal with the order processing, shipment, refunds and customer service.
Modifying Another Word
- n't: I didn't care - at least they were n't hassling me.
Noun used with modifier
- parking: Pros: Easy way to drop your car off - no parking hassles.
Preposition: of
- shopping: Once all the hassle of shopping for presents is out of the way, I do love Christmas.
- parking: You have the hassle of driving in, the hassle of parking and the risk of vandalism to the car.
- life: Other snowcat operators use distant ski chalet lodges high up in the mountains, far from the hassles of every day life.
Preposition: from
- police: All the fun of a reclaim the streets action but no hassle from police!
