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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For the past century, just like the rest of us, literary characters have been squeezed, smashed and hassled.
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Noun
The rounded toe at the front makes these loafers a little easier to wear without the hassle of breaking them in.
—Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Then, all users can execute sophisticated queries that include slicing, dicing, drilling down and rolling up of data in pivot tables and pivot charts—all without the hassle of data exports and maintaining outdated systems.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
In Japan, they are known for duping ticket inspectors on trains, disrupting convenience stores and hassling passengers on the subway.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
For the past century, just like the rest of us, literary characters have been squeezed, smashed and hassled.
—Erica Ackerberg, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Hassle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hassle. Accessed 30 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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