Definition
Past tense of hassle: to bother, annoy, or harass someone repeatedly with requests or criticism.
Etymology
Origin uncertain, possibly from American slang in the 1950s-60s, perhaps from Yiddish or related to 'hassel' (to toss or jostle). Its exact birth is mysterious even to etymologists.
Kelly Says
Despite being only about 70 years old in written form, 'hassle' (and 'hassled') sounds so natural in English that most people think it's centuries old—showing how quickly slang can feel fundamental!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በትንሽ አስቸኳይ
be-tin-shi ash-che-kway
ARالعربية
مُضايق
mu-dāy-q
BNবাংলা
অসুবিধা
o-su-bi-dha
CSČeština
obtěžovaný
ob-te-zho-va-nyy
DADansk
belastet
be-las-tet
DEDeutsch
belästigt
be-lä-stɪkt
ELΕλληνικά
ενοχλημένος
e-no-khlē-men-os
ESEspañol
molestado
mo-les-ta-do
FAفارسی
آزار دیده
āzār did-e
FISuomi
häiritty
hai-rit-ty
FRFrançais
harcelé
ar-se-le
HEעברית
מצוקה
mit-zook-ah
HIहिन्दी
परेशान
pa-re-shaan
HUMagyar
bosszantó
boss-zan-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
diganggu
di-gan-gu
ITItaliano
molesto
mo-les-to
JA日本語
悩まされた
na-ma-sa-re-ta
KO한국어
괴롭힘을 당했다
gwo-reop-him-eul dang-ha-e-tta
MSBahasa Melayu
diganggu
di-gan-gu
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်မကောင်း
seet ma-ka-ung
NLNederlands
geplaagd
ge-plaa-ght
PLPolski
denerwujący
de-ner-voo-y-chi
PTPortuguês
perturbado
per-tur-ba-do
RORomână
înfiorat
in-fio-rat
RUРусский
беспокоенный
be-spo-ko-yen-nyy
SVSvenska
stressad
stress-ad
SWKiswahili
kudhulishwa
ku-dhul-i-sha
TRTürkçe
rahatsız edilmiş
ra-ha-tız e-dil-miş
UKУкраїнська
знепокоєний
z-ne-po-ko-y-en-nyy
VITiếng Việt
bị phiền toái
bi phi-en to-ai