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as in clash
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
the moment the police arrived, the hassle broke up, and no one was seriously injured
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as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
had a huge hassle with an airline representative before she got her ticket refunded
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as in headache
something that is a source of irritation
it's a hassle to find a parking space downtown
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as in to taunt
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
a small group of jeering protesters hassled the politically active singer at every appearance she made
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
constantly hassled with the chef over the need to cook pork thoroughly
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Recent Examples of hassle
Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Loading and unloading your luggage during the process is a hassle.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2025
Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
And so there was Tonali harrying and hassling from the off.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Noun
Occupying a two-mile run from Beach Boulevard south to the Newport Beach line, State Beach is family friendly and features many of the amenities of its northern neighbor without the volume of crowds, hassles or craziness.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Loading and unloading your luggage during the process is a hassle.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Talking over the constant hum of traffic near the I-65/I-70 South Split, just west of his camp, Ferguson shared that police had directed him to this strip of grass and haven't hassled him much since.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
And so there was Tonali harrying and hassling from the off.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hassle
Noun
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Like many street circuits, Baku features some close encounters with the barriers.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere, contemporary works hang in hallways and on bedroom walls, providing unexpected colorful encounters on one’s journey through the house.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Following a 12-game non-conference slate, highlighted by home bouts with Utah State and Davidson, as well as road clashes with Virginia Tech and Appalachian State, the 49ers tip off what hopes to be a bounce-back year in conference play — starting on New Year’s Eve.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the build-up to this scene, Jordan has a clash with the head of student life about their gender identity, and the school’s intentional disregard of their experience and language around it.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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The dispute affected educators and policymakers statewide — but Pendleton managed to take the best of both literacy methods and apply them to the 130,000-plus students then enrolled in San Diego schools, Lopez said.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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And with the network television settlements, the payouts arose after personal legal disputes.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Symptoms vary among people but can include fever, flu-like symptoms, headache, stiff neck, confusion and loss of balance.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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But the fitter and sharper Isak becomes, the selection headaches will follow.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Joe LaCava violated Rory’s airspace on the 18th green while taunting the same gallery that had teased his player, Patrick Cantlay, who had reportedly declined to wear a team hat to protest the lack of player compensation at such a big event.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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One memory in particular taunted me.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Other witnesses indicated that the shooter was a third person who entered the fight between Runnels and Collins’ nephew after the two had already started to bicker, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Communists and socialists bickered over doctrine and orthodoxy.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All these years later, Corigliano’s symphony has outlasted those skirmishes and emerged sounding fresh and exciting and powerful.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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Although the Hatfield-McCoy relationship has been fraught since the birth of the medium, streaming and cord-cutting has turned financial skirmishes into an existential contest.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
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The post adds fuel to the ongoing controversy surrounding Kimmel’s reinstatement, which followed backlash over his comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Disney is hiking the price of its subscription streaming service — and the timing couldn’t be more awkward, given the controversy surrounding the media giant’s handling of Jimmy Kimmel this past week.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hassle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hassle. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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