Hassle
WordNet
noun
(1) Disorderly fighting
(2) An angry disturbance
"He didn't want to make a fuss"
"They had labor trouble"
"A spot of bother"
verb
(3) Annoy continually or chronically
"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
"This man harasses his female co-workers"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
- I went through a lot of hassle to be the first to get a ticket.
- A fight or argument.
- An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.
Verb
- To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
- The unlucky boy was hassled by a gang of troublemakers on his way home.
- To pick a fight or start an argument.