hasslenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈhæs.əl/us/ˈhæs.əl/informal(a situation causing) difficulty or trouble:
I can't face the hassle of moving again.
My boss has been giving me a lot of hassle this week.
It's one of the few bars that women can go to and not get any hassle from men.
It was such a hassle trying to get my bank account changed that I nearly gave up.
I should have taken it back to the shop but I just didn't think it was worth (all) the hassle.
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Inconvenience
- a pain (in the neck) idiom
- a pain in the arse/backside idiom
- aggravation
- aggro
- awkward
- bore
- disturbance
- drag
- fuss
- have fun and games idiom
- imposition
- inconvenience
- inconvenient
- put sb out
- put yourself out
- rigmarole
- snag
- some
- storm
- tempest
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Difficult things and people
hassleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈhæs.əl/us/ˈhæs.əl/to annoy someone, especially by repeatedly asking them something:
I'll do it in my own time - just stop hassling me!
[ + to infinitive ] The children keep hassling me to take them to Disneyland.
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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- burn
- give sb the shits idiom
- go too far idiom
- goat
- grate
- hack
- hack sb off
- nose
- ruffle sb's feathers idiom
- set sb's teeth on edge idiom
- step/tread on sb's toes idiom
- stick in sb's craw idiom
- stick in sb's throat idiom
- tee
- toe
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