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Hassle vs Nuisance - What's the difference?

hassle | nuisance |

As nouns the difference between hassle and nuisance

is that hassle is trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems while nuisance is a minor annoyance or inconvenience.

As a verb hassle

is to trouble, to bother, to annoy.

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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    nuisance

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia nuisance) (en noun)
  • A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
  • A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
  • (legal) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
    • a public nuisance

    Synonyms

    * (minor annoyance or inconvenience) annoyance, inconvenience, offense * (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience) bother, obstacle, pest

    Antonyms

    * (minor annoyance or inconvenience) enjoyment

    Derived terms

    * nuisance tax ----