pa ‧ la ‧ ver /pəˈlɑːvə $ -ˈlævər/ BrE AmE noun [singular, uncountable] especially British English
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Portuguese ; Origin: palavra 'word, speech' , from Late Latin parabola ; ⇨ ↑ parable ]
informal unnecessary trouble and anxiety that makes something seem more important than it really is SYN fuss :
We could have done without all this palaver.
What a palaver over nothing!