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1. Something annoying or fiddly that takes some time to do
   "it was a bit of a hassle";
   - faff [Brit, informal], bother
    
2. An angry disturbance
   - fuss, trouble, bother, stink [informal], shindy [informal]
    
3. Disorderly fighting
   - scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble

1. Annoy or hinder continually or in many ways
   "This man hassles his female co-workers";
   - harass, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy [non-standard], beset, plague, molest, provoke

Derived forms: hassled, hassling, hassles

See also: carry-on [Brit, informal], commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha [informal], hoo-hah [informal], hurly burly, kerfuffle [Brit, informal], song and dance [Brit, informal], to-do [informal]

Type of: annoy, bother, chafe, combat, devil, disturbance, fight, fighting, get at [informal], get to, gravel [US], irritate, nark [Brit, slang], nettle, perturbation, rag, rile, roil [N. Amer], scrap, tick off [informal], vex

Encyclopedia: Hassle