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   hassle

   /ˈhasl/

   noun

   • 1. irritating inconvenience: "all the hassle involved in travel" Similar inconveniencebothernuisanceproblemstruggledifficultyannoyanceirritationthorn in one's flesh/sidebane of one's lifetrials and tribulationsfusstroubleinformal:aggravationaggrostressheadachepainpain in the neck/backsidepain in the buttvulgar slang:pain in the arsepain in the ass
   • ▪ deliberate harassment: "when I told them I would not work on Sundays I got hassle"
   • ▪ a disagreement or quarrel: "an election-year hassle with farmers" Similar disagreementquarrelargumentdisputealtercationsquabblewrangleshouting matchdifference of opinioncontretempsfalling-outwar of wordsfighttusslestrugglefracasfree-for-allbrawldonnybrookinformal:tiffset-torun-inspatscrapdust-uprowbarneyslanging matchding-dongbust-upbit of argy-bargyruckrammyrhubarbarchaic:broilmiffthreapcollieshangieOpposite agreement

   verb

   • 1. subject (someone) to harassment or pressure to do something; harass or pester: "you want to sit and relax and not get hassled"

   Word Origin early 20th century: origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of hustle.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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