hassle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an angry disturbance
    bother; trouble; fuss.
    • he didn't want to make a fuss
    • they had labor trouble
    • a spot of bother
  2. noun disorderly fighting
    tussle; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble.
  3. verb annoy continually or chronically
    beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; chivvy; harry; plague; molest; provoke.
    • He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
    • This man harasses his female co-workers

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