1. Something annoying or fiddly that takes some time to do
   "it was a bit of a hassle";
   - faff [Brit, informal], bother
    
2. An annoying or troublesome situation, disturbance, or difficulty
   "tell me if they give you any hassle";
   - fuss, trouble, bother, shindy [informal], stink [informal]
    
3. [N. Amer, informal] Disorderly fighting
   "The children got into a hassle over the last piece of candy";
   - 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 [Brit], chivvy [Brit], chevy [Brit, archaic], chevvy [non-standard], beset, plague, molest, provoke

Derived forms: hassled, hassles, hassling

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 [archaic], 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