hassle
[noun]
Synonyms:
- argument, bickering, disagreement, dispute, fight, quarrel, row, squabble
- trouble, bother, difficulty, grief (informal), inconvenience, problem
[verb]
Synonyms:
- bother, annoy, badger, bug (informal), harass, hound, pester

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Related Words: cavil, brawl, fight, spar, struggle

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English Thesaurus: setback, snag, hitch, trouble, hassle, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. has‧sle¹ /ˈhæsəl/ noun
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from haggle + tussle]

1. [uncountable and countable] spoken something that is annoying, because it causes problems or is difficult to do:
I don’t feel like cooking tonight, it’s too much hassle.
It’s such a hassle not having a washing machine.

2. [countable] American English informal an argument between two people or groups:
hassles with the management

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. hassle² verb (past tense and past participle hassled, present participle hassling) [transitive] informal
to annoy someone, especially by asking them many times to do something:
Stop hassling me! I said I’ll call them tomorrow.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hassle
noun
ADJ. legal They faced interminable legal hassles if they wanted to claim compensation.
VERB + HASSLE get, have I started to get all this hassle from my boss about increasing productivity.
give sb He gave me so much hassle I decided it wasn't worth it.
save It saves a lot of hassle if you buy them by post.
be worth Camping holidays aren't really worth all the hassle.
PREP. with no/without ~ She got the computer set up with no hassle at all.
~ about/over I've had so much hassle over this business.
PHRASES take the hassle out of sth Package holidays take all the hassle out of travel arrangements.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hassle

a real hassle (=used to emphasize that something is very annoying or causes a lot of problems)
Carrying a heavy bag around all day is a real hassle.
a big hassle
I find putting on make-up a big hassle.
legal/bureaucratic/administrative hassle
It took weeks of bureaucratic hassle to get a replacement passport.
get hassle (=be made to experience problems)
Liz is getting a lot of hassle about the claim from her insurance company.
have hassle (=experience problems)
If we book now, we won’t have the hassle of picking up the tickets at the box office.
give somebody hassle (=make someone experience problems)
Did the teacher give you any hassle about that homework?
avoid hassle
Many couples get married abroad to avoid the hassle and cost of a big wedding.
it’s not worth the hassle (=something is not worth doing because it involves a lot of problems)
I’m not going to argue with him – it’s just not worth the hassle.
take the hassle out of something (=remove the problems related to doing something)
The internet takes all the hassle out of shopping.
go through the hassle of doing something (=experience the problems of doing something)
The shirt didn’t fit so I had to go through the hassle of taking it back to the shop.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

setback a problem that stops you from making progress:
The space program suffered a major setback when the space shuttle, Discovery, exploded.
snag informal a problem, especially one that you had not expected:
There’s a snag – I don’t have his number.
hitch a small problem that delays or prevents something:
There have been a few last-minute hitches.
trouble when something does not work in the way it should:
The plane developed engine trouble.
hassle spoken a situation that is annoying because it causes problems:
Just trying to store all this stuff is a hassle.
tear to damage paper or cloth by pulling it too hard, or letting it touch something sharp:
She unwrapped the present carefully, trying not to tear the paper.
I tore a hole in my jacket, climbing over the fence.
rip to tear something quickly or violently:
Beth excitedly ripped open the package.
Stop pulling my dress! You’ll rip it!
split to tear your trousers or shirt when you put them on, because they are too tight for you:
He bent down and split his trousers.
Oh no, now I’ve split my shirt.
ladder British English if a woman ladders her tights or STOCKINGS, she tears them so that a long thin line appears in them:
Damn! I’ve laddered my tights!
shred to deliberately destroy letters, documents etc by cutting them into thin pieces, often by using a special machine:
In order to prevent fraud, it’s best to shred your bank statements.
I went through all my papers shredding things I didn’t need.
frayed torn a little along the edges – used about clothes, carpets etc that have been used a lot:
He was wearing an old pair of frayed jeans.
The rug was a little frayed around the edges.
The jacket was a little frayed at the cuffs.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲