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Difficulty vs Hassle - What's the difference?

difficulty | hassle |

As nouns the difference between difficulty and hassle

is that difficulty is the state of being difficult, or hard to do while hassle is trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.

As a verb hassle is

to trouble, to bother, to annoy.

difficulty

Noun

(difficulties)
  • The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
  • An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
  • We faced a difficulty .

    Derived terms

    * difficulty level * with difficulty

    hassle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
  • I went through a lot of hassle to be the first to get a ticket.
  • A fight or argument.
  • An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.
  • Verb

    (hassl)
  • To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
  • The unlucky boy was hassled by a gang of troublemakers on his way home.
  • To pick a fight or start an argument.
  • Anagrams

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