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hassle

/ˈhæsl̩/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hassle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  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.

verb

  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 with.
  3. To work through something troublesome; to be bothered by.
    If you don't want to hassle through converting formats, you'll have to stick with one program.

adjective

  1. hassling; hasslesome

Origin

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

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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