palavernoun [ S or U ]
uk/pəˈlɑː.vər/us/pəˈlæv.ɚ/informalunnecessary work and trouble:
Organizing the annual office lunch was such a palaver, I swore I'd never do it again.
talking or discussion that goes on for too long and is not important:
That's enough palaver for now.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inconvenience
- a pain (in the neck) idiom
- a pain in the arse/backside idiom
- aggravation
- aggro
- awkward
- bore
- disturbance
- drag
- fuss
- hassle
- have fun and games idiom
- imposition
- inconvenience
- put sb out
- put yourself out
- rigmarole
- snag
- some
- storm
- tempest
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