Hassle Definition
hăsəl
hassled, hassles, hassling
noun
hassles
A heated argument; squabble.
Webster's New World
A troublesome situation.
Webster's New World
Trouble; bother.
American Heritage
An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.
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verb
hassled, hassles, hassling
To have a hassle.
Webster's New World
To argue or fight.
Customers hassling with merchants over high prices.
American Heritage
To annoy, harass, etc.
Webster's New World
To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
The unlucky boy was hassled by a gang of troublemakers on his way home.
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Other Word Forms of Hassle
Noun
Singular:
hasslePlural:
hasslesOrigin of Hassle
From American dialectal (Southeast) hassle to pant (as from exertion) perhaps of imitative origin or akin to British dialectal hassle to hack at, saw away at with a blunt blade
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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