hassle
Other forms: hassles; hassled; hassling
Something that is bothersome or annoying can be called a hassle. It's a huge hassle to go back to the grocery store after unloading fifteen bags and realizing you forgot milk.
The noun hassle can also refer to an argument or a scuffle. If you get into a hassle at school, you're likely to be called into the principal's office. As a verb, hassle means to annoy or harass repeatedly or chronically. If a bully is constantly hassling you, you should report them.
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disorderly fighting
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an angry disturbance
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type of:
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disturbance, perturbation
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
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disturbance, perturbation
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annoy continually or chronically
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goad, needle
goad or provoke, as by constant criticism
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bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment
treat cruelly
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haze
harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
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madden
drive up the wall; get on someone's nerves
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hamstring
make ineffective or powerless
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badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease
annoy persistently
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oppress, persecute
cause to suffer
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Vocabulary lists containing hassle
After his grandmother buys him a lawnmower for his birthday, a 12-year-old boy turns his mowing earnings into a corporate empire and sponsorship of a heavyweight boxer named Joey Pow.
Seventh graders Link, Michael, and Dana start a project to bring people together and figure out who's responsible for a string of recent antisemitic hate crimes in their small town.
While healing from a traumatic experience, 12-year-old Mia tries to help her grandmother save her farm.
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