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to hassle
01
to irritate someone or cause problems for them, particularly by asking them to do something over and over again
Transitive: to hassle sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
hassle
3rd person singular
hassles
Present participle
hassling
Past simple
hassled
Past participle
hassled
Examples
Having to wait in long lines can hassle customers at the grocery store.
Hassle
01
a dispute or disagreement between people
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
hassles
Examples
There was a hassle between the two customers over who was first in line.
02
a situation that is disturbing because it causes difficulty or problems
Examples
Returning the item was a real hassle because of the long lines at the store.
