hasslenoun/ˈhæsl̩/

• 1

  Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.

  • I went through a lot of hassle to be the first to get a ticket.
• 2

  A fight or argument.

• 3

  An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.

hassleverb/ˈhæsl̩/

• 1

  To trouble, to bother, to annoy.

  • The unlucky boy was hassled by a gang of troublemakers on his way home.
  • "Oh uncool bush! Unloose this passle Of furry cats that you hassle!"
• 2

  To pick a fight or start an argument with.

• 3

  To work through something troublesome; to be bothered by.

  • If you don't want to hassle through converting formats, you'll have to stick with one program.
• 4

  slangaeronauticsaerospaceaviationTo engage in a mock dogfight.

  • Likewise, “hassling”—mock dogfighting—was strictly forbidden, and so naturally young fighter jocks could hardly wait to go up in, say, a pair of F–100s and start the duel by making a pass at each other at 800 miles an hour, […]
  • If you were caught 'hassling,' as we called dogfighting, your career could end. The edict against dogfighting divided our squadron into three factions.

hassleadj/ˈhæsl̩/

• 1

  hassling; hasslesome