hassle
Persistent minor trouble
Hassle is trouble, bother, or annoying difficulty: Parking downtown is such a hassle.
It can also mean an argument or confrontation: I got into a hassle with my neighbor about the fence.
As a verb, to hassle someone is to pester or harass them: Stop hassling me about it.
Mild anger or inflammation
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- botherTo annoy or disturb
- inconvenienceMinor difficulty or trouble
- aggravationState of being vexed
pest · headache · exasperation · vexation · irksomeness · frustration · daily grind · red tape
Difficult, painful experience
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- choreRoutine domestic task
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- painBodily or emotional distress
drag · trial · burden · grind · drudgery · toil · labor · uphill battle
Reasoned case or dispute
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
clash · tiff · run-in · scuffle · friction · contention · discord · squabble
State of being hard
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- snagUnforeseen complication
stumbling block · bottleneck · hurdle · setback · problem · hitch · holdup · delay
Persistent bothering or complaining
- badgeringPersistent harassment or nagging
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
- houndingPersistently pursuing or pressuring
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
bullying · intimidation · coercion · arm-twisting · pushiness · importuning · hectoring · browbeating
irritation
Mild anger or inflammation
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- botherTo annoy or disturb
- inconvenienceMinor difficulty or trouble
aggravation · pest · headache · exasperation · vexation · irksomeness · frustration · daily grind · red tape · paperwork
ordeal
Difficult, painful experience
pain · drag · trial · burden · grind · drudgery · toil · labor · uphill battle · hard work
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
confrontation · clash · tiff · run-in · scuffle · friction · contention · discord · squabble · showdown
difficulty
State of being hard
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
snag · stumbling block · bottleneck · hurdle · setback · problem · hitch · holdup · delay · roadblock
nagging
Persistent bothering or complaining
- badgeringPersistent harassment or nagging
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
- houndingPersistently pursuing or pressuring
harangue · bullying · intimidation · coercion · arm-twisting · pushiness · importuning · hectoring · browbeating · goading
- commotioncommotion, clamor, brouhaha, bedlam, hullabaloo
- challengeschallenge, difficult, hard, challenging, tough
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- minor problemshiccup, snag, glitch, hitch, annoyance
- problemsproblem, issue, difficulty, complication, trouble
- Troublesproblem, trouble, issue, setback, snag