English Explanatory Dictionary

hassle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
  2. A fight or argument.
  3. An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.
verb
  1. To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
  2. To pick a fight or start an argument with.
  3. To work through something troublesome; to be bothered by.
  4. To engage in a mock dogfight.
adj
  1. hassling; hasslesome

Pronunciation

/ˈhæsl̩/ en-au-hassle.ogg

Word forms

hassle hassles hassling hassled more hassle most hassle

Etymology

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

Synonyms

disturb irritate molest aggravate annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting antagonize bother disgruntle botherate bug get grate burn up bedevil cheese off devil exasperate frustrate get up grotch hack off hassle irk jazz mommick nark nerve pee off peeve persecute pique piss off provoke rile rile up roil storm test someone's patience tick off trouble try one's patience vex wind up Idioms: boil someone's piss chap someone's hide get on someone's nerves get on someone's tits get on someone's wick get someone's back up get someone's dander up get someone's goat get someone's Irish up get someone's nanny get someone's nanny-goat get under one's goat

Derived words

hassle-free hasslefree hassly hassler unhassled
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