Definition
irritating inconvenience or trouble
Etymology
1940s American slang, possibly from dialectal 'harsle' meaning to breathe noisily
Kelly Says
Originally 1940s slang, 'hassle' perfectly captures that uniquely modern feeling of bureaucratic annoyance that didn't need a word until the 20th century!
Translations
CACatalà
molestar
/mu.ləsˈta/
DADansk
besvær
/bɛsˈvɛɐ̯/
ELΕλληνικά
ενοχλή
enochlī
ESEspañol
molestia
/moˈle.stja/
FISuomi
hankala
/hɑŋkɑlɑ/
FRFrançais
ennui
/ɑ̃.nɥi/
HIहिन्दी
परेशानी
pareśānī
HUMagyar
bosszúság
/boʃːuːʃaːɡ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
gangguan
/ɡaŋɡu.an/
ITItaliano
fastidio
/faˈstidjo/
MSBahasa Melayu
gangguan
/ɡaŋɡu.an/
MYမြန်မာ
အခက်အခဲ
a khɛʔ a khɛ
NLNederlands
lastig
/ˈlɑstɪx/
PTPortuguês
abuso
/aˈbu.zu/
RORomână
deranj
/deˈraŋʒ/
RUРусский
задержка
zaderzhka
SVSvenska
besvär
/bɛsːvær/
SWKiswahili
msongo
/msoŋɡo/
TRTürkçe
sıkıntı
/sɯkɯntɯ/
UKУкраїнська
дошкода
doshkoda
VITiếng Việt
rắc rối
/ʔɣak˧˦ ʔɣɔɪ˧˦/