hassle

English

WOTD – 20 August 2009

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæsl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -æsəl

Noun

hassle (plural hassles)

  1. Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
    I went through a lot of hassle to be the first to get a ticket.
  2. A fight or argument.
  3. An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.

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Verb

hassle (third-person singular simple present hassles, present participle hassling, simple past and past participle hassled)

  1. To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
    The unlucky boy was hassled by a gang of troublemakers on his way home.
  2. To pick a fight or start an argument.

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