[
US
/ˈhæsəɫ/
]
[ UK /hˈæsəl/ ]
[ UK /hˈæsəl/ ]
NOUN
-
an angry disturbance
a spot of bother
they had labor trouble
he didn't want to make a fuss - disorderly fighting
VERB
-
annoy continually or chronically
He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
This man harasses his female co-workers
How To Use hassle In A Sentence
- It sounds like a lot of hassle, a real triumph of so-called style over substance.
- I don't feel like cooking tonight, it's too much hassle.
- Rather than deal with the hassle of finding tenants and collecting the rent, I had appointed an agent to do the dirty work.
- Just the thought of going into a fish shop and knowing you can get something that's gluten free with no hassle and no fuss is wonderful.
- By day, he has to remain out of sight, but in the evening, he pushes his cart out and chooses a place where he is unlikely to be hassled by the police.
- That causes such hassles for retailers as longer police-response times, as well as less-frequent snow plowing and trash pickup.
- So I don't have a lot of pity for the so-called hassled passenger. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
- But there has, in the past, been some niggles, such as the often interminable hassle of getting money for goods and services out of some Arab nations.
- There are no airports and no hassle. Times, Sunday Times
- Basically, it does exactly what it says on the tin with the minimum of fuss and hassle.
