hassle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæsl/
• 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.

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.

Anagrams

• Hassel, Lashes, halses, lashes, selahs, shales, sheals