From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
hassle \hassle\ n.
1. An inconvenience caused by difficulties encountered trying
to accomplish a task; as, finding a parking place in
midtown is always a hassle.
Syn: fuss, trouble, bother.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. disorderly fighting; an angry dispute or disturbance.
[WordNet sense 2]
Syn: hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
hassle \hassle\ v. i.
1. to dispute or quarrel, often over petty disagreements.
[PJC]
2. To expend excessive time and energy trying to accomplish a
task.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
hassle \hassle\ v. t.
to repeatedly annoy; as, He is known to hassle his staff when
he is overworked.
Syn: harass, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset,
plague, molest, provoke.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hassle
n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss";
"they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {fuss},
{trouble}, {bother}, {hassle}]
2: disorderly fighting [syn: {hassle}, {scuffle}, {tussle},
{dogfight}, {rough-and-tumble}]
v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female
co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy},
{chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest},
{provoke}]
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