hassle
noun
[ ˈhas(ə)l ]
• irritating inconvenience.
• "the hassle of child care"
Similar:
inconvenience,
bother,
nuisance,
problem,
struggle,
difficulty,
annoyance,
irritation,
thorn in one's flesh/side,
bane of one's life,
trials and tribulations,
fuss,
trouble,
aggravation,
aggro,
stress,
headache,
pain,
pain in the neck/backside,
pain in the butt,
pain in the arse,
pain in the ass,
hassle
verb
• harass; pester.
• "you want to sit and relax and not get hassled"
Similar:
harass,
pester,
nag,
go on at,
keep on at,
keep after,
badger,
hound,
harry,
harp on at,
chivvy,
trouble,
bother,
worry,
torment,
annoy,
plague,
bedevil,
persecute,
bug,
give someone a hard time,
get in someone's hair,
get on someone's case,
get on someone's back,
breathe down someone's neck,
mither,
devil,
ride,
heavy,
discommode,
harassed,
stressed,
stressed out,
harried,
frayed,
hard-pressed,
agitated,
flustered,
beleaguered,
hounded,
plagued,
bothered,
troubled,
distressed,
beset,
hag-ridden,
tormented,
under stress,
under pressure,
at the end of one's tether,
at the end of one's rope,
up against it,
in a state,
hot and bothered,
under the cosh,
stressy,
Origin:
early 20th century: origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of hustle.
