Hassle

//ˈhæsl̩// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    hassling; hasslesome Philippines
Noun
  1. 1
    Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems. countable, uncountable

    "I went through a lot of hassle to be the first to get a ticket."

  2. 2
    disorderly fighting wordnet
  3. 3
    A fight or argument. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    an angry disturbance wordnet
  5. 5
    An action which is not worth the difficulty involved. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To trouble, to bother, to annoy. transitive

    "The unlucky boy was hassled by a gang of troublemakers on his way home."

  2. 2
    annoy continually or chronically wordnet
  3. 3
    To pick a fight or start an argument with. transitive
  4. 4
    To work through something troublesome; to be bothered by. transitive

    "If you don't want to hassle through converting formats, you'll have to stick with one program."

  5. 5
    To engage in a mock dogfight. slang

    "Likewise, “hassling”—mock dogfighting—was strictly forbidden, and so naturally young fighter jocks could hardly wait to go up in, say, a pair of F–100s and start the duel by making a pass at each other at 800 miles an hour, […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

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