hassle.
Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
Meaning & usage
Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
I went through a lot of hassle to be the first to get a ticket.
A fight or argument.
An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Probably from US Southern dialectal hassle (“to pant, breathe noisily”), possibly from haste + -le (frequentative suffix).
To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
The unlucky boy was hassled by a gang of troublemakers on his way home.
To pick a fight or start an argument with.
To work through something troublesome; to be bothered by.
If you don't want to hassle through converting formats, you'll have to stick with one program.
To engage in a mock dogfight.
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Probably from US Southern dialectal hassle (“to pant, breathe noisily”), possibly from haste + -le (frequentative suffix).
hassling; hasslesome
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Probably from US Southern dialectal hassle (“to pant, breathe noisily”), possibly from haste + -le (frequentative suffix).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.