adjective
- feeling bothered, harassed, or under pressure
Usage: informal
verb
- past tense of hassle; bothered or harassed someone persistently
Usage: informal
Examples
- She looked hassled after dealing with difficult customers all day.
- The hassled mother tried to manage three crying children at once.
- He hassled his sister until she agreed to lend him money.
- The security guard hassled students who were loitering outside.
- I felt hassled by all the paperwork I had to complete.
- The reporter hassled the politician with tough questions.
- Don’t look so hassled – everything will work out fine.