Synonyms: hassle, rough-and-tumble, scuffle, dogfight, tussle
Definition: disorderly fighting
Similar words: scrap, combat, fight, fighting
Definition: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Usage: a fight broke out at the hockey game; there was fighting in the streets; the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
Synonyms: hassle, fuss, trouble, bother
Definition: an angry disturbance
Usage: he didn't want to make a fuss; they had labor trouble; a spot of bother
Similar words: perturbation, disturbance
Definition: activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
Usage: the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset; he looked around for the source of the disturbance; there was a disturbance of neural function
Synonyms: plague, provoke, molest, harass, harry, hassle, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, beset
Definition: annoy continually or chronically
Usage: He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked; This man harasses his female co-workers
Similar words: devil, irritate, get at, get to, gravel, rag, rile, bother, chafe, annoy, nark, nettle, vex
Definition: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Usage: Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me; It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves