hassle

How to use hassle in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for hassle.

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It's not perfect, security is a real threat and hassle to those on it, but it's not broken.

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Quick take

an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hassle gathered in one view.

noun

an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"

noun

disorderly fighting

verb

annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hassle.

noun

an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"

noun

disorderly fighting

See also: scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble

verb

annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

Example sentences

It's not perfect, security is a real threat and hassle to those on it, but it's not broken.

From my perspective, i don't care who profits as long as I can achieve my goals with a minimum of hassle.

Instances of fraud via card duplication are rare, so it's usually not worth the hassle.

We built Stripe to make this kind of hassle go away, and we're doing everything we can to make sure that this was a one-off blip.

So I'm creating CoffeeColon, because all these semi-colons are such a hassle.

Carrying ID may not be required by law, but it will save you a lot of hassle and explaining if you ever do have a run in with the law.

They know that you'll end up buying something you don't like or can't fit into, so they let you bring it back to their physical store, because that's less hassle than shipping it back.

You can make one yourself legally, but if you hire someone else to knowingly make it they'll need an expensive big-hassle manufacturer's license.

After a little investigation, the GE lawyers and upper-management decided to kill off the idea as it would not have been worth the hassle.

Not having been born in the US means that a lot of jobs are just not open to me, not because it's impossible to get them, but simply because the hassle is just not worth it anymore.