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Meaning of hassle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈhæsl̩

Definitions

  1. Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems
  2. Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
  3. A fight or argument
  4. To argue or fight: customers hassling with merchants over high prices.
  5. A fight or argument.
  6. An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.
  7. An action which is not worth the difficulty involved
  8. To bother or harass: street gangs hassling passersby.
  9. To trouble, to bother, to annoy
  10. Informal. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle.
  11. To pick a fight or start an argument with
  12. Informal. To engage in a quarrel:argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle.
  13. An argument or a fight.
  14. Trouble; bother.
  15. a prolonged argument; wrangle
  16. a great deal of trouble; difficulty; nuisance
  17. (intr) to quarrel or wrangle
  18. (tr) to cause annoyance or trouble to (someone); harass
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Equivalents

العربية الإزعاج نقرة
Ελληνικά ταλαιπωρία
فارسی دردسر
हिन्दी तंग करना
日本語 おっくう 億劫
Nederlands poeha
Português aborrecer incomodar
Українська морока сварка

Examples

“I went through a lot of hassle to be the first to get a ticket.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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