1
: a heated often protracted argument : wrangle
embroiling myself in a long, exasperating hassle with masons—
S. J. Perelman
S. J. Perelman2
: a violent skirmish : fight
3
a
: a state of confusion : turmoil
all hassle and hurly-burly—Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
b
: an annoying or troublesome concern
avoid the hassle of filling out paperwork
flight delays and other hassles of holiday travel
too much of a hassle to bother with
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Examples of hassle in a Sentence
Noun
All this paperwork is a hassle.
They've had to deal with flight delays and all of the other hassles of holiday travel.
He got into a hassle with his landlord.
Verb
Other kids were always hassling her because she was overweight.
I'm sick of being hassled by telemarketers.
I don't have time to hassle with you about this! Just do what I tell you to do!
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Booking your honeymoon with a travel agent can free up the hassle of working out the logistics of your trip.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Coddled by his mother, Audrey (Rachel Bay Jones), and hassled by his father, Jim (Will Sasso), Connor doesn’t fit in even in his own family.
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Noun
Barring a surprise invocation of the War Powers Act, Trump probably won’t court the logistical hassles of trying to kneecap his broadcast bête noires.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Booking your honeymoon with a travel agent can free up the hassle of working out the logistics of your trip.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
Officers will be visible on every street around the convention center, and will be in parking areas to keep ballot-counting staff from being hassled or an aggressive crowd from interfering with counting the ballots.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Coddled by his mother, Audrey (Rachel Bay Jones), and hassled by his father, Jim (Will Sasso), Connor doesn’t fit in even in his own family.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 July 2024
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“Hassle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hassle. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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hassle
1 of 2 verb
has·sle
ˈhas-əl 
hassled; hassling
-(ə-)liŋ
1
: argue sense 2, dispute
hassled with the umpire
2
: to annoy continuously : harass
hassle
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