[has.sle] n (1945) 1: a heated often protracted argument: wrangle
2: a violent skirmish: fight 3 a: a state of confusion: turmoil b: an annoying or troublesome concern
[2]hassle vb has.sled ; has.sling [perh. blend of harass and hustle] vi (1951): argue, fight "hassled with the umpire" ~ vt: to annoy persistently or acutely: harass "he gets hassled in the street because he dresses funny --William Kloman"