Source : WordNet®

hassle
     n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they
          had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {fuss}, {trouble},
           {bother}]
     2: disorderly fighting [syn: {scuffle}, {tussle}, {dogfingt}, {rough-and-tumble}]
     v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
         staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his
         female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy},
          {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]