The difference between Annoy and Hassle
When used as nouns, annoy means a feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes, whereas hassle means trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
When used as verbs, annoy means to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts, whereas hassle means to trouble, to bother, to annoy.
check bellow for the other definitions of Annoy and Hassle
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Annoy as a verb (transitive):
To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
Examples:
"Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off."
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Annoy as a verb (intransitive):
To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
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Annoy as a verb (transitive):
To molest; to harm; to injure.
Examples:
"to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade"
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Annoy as a noun (now, _, rare, literary):
A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
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Annoy as a noun (now, _, rare, literary):
That which causes such a feeling.
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Hassle as a noun:
Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
Examples:
"I went through a lot of hassle to be the first to get a ticket."
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Hassle as a noun:
A fight or argument.
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Hassle as a noun:
An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.
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Hassle as a verb:
To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
Examples:
"The unlucky boy was hassled by a gang of troublemakers on his way home."
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Hassle as a verb:
To pick a fight or start an argument.