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# hassle

«hassle» in Mova's school dictionary: **Something annoying and difficult that takes effort:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a hassle, hassles — also uncountable); verb (hassle, hassles, hassled, hassling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Something annoying and difficult that takes effort: getting the bus is such a hassle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/#m1)

2) (informal) Trouble or arguing: I don't want any hassle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/#m2)

3) (verb, informal) To keep annoying someone or asking them to do something: stop hassling me about my homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday talk «hassle» describes boring chores, queues, forms and travel problems, and nagging or pestering. In stories it shows a character being bothered or bullied. Safety: if someone keeps hassling you online or in the street, tell a trusted adult. Phrases: such a hassle, no hassle, hassle-free, hassle someone about.

### examples

- Packing for the trip was a real hassle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/#x1)
- It's no hassle, I'll drive you to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/#x2)
- Stop hassling your sister! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/#x3)
- The older kids were hassling us for our sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/#x4)
- Online shopping is meant to be hassle-free. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/#x5)
- Mum hassled me to tidy my room all weekend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/#x6)
- I don't want any hassle, I just want to play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/#x7)

### note

Informal word. Spelling: double s. Can be countable (a hassle) or uncountable (too much hassle). Being hassled repeatedly can be bullying or harassment, which is serious.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hassle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.