gorilla in the room
gorilla in the room · gorillas in the room
A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience…A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
Near-synonyms: elephant in the room, emperor's new clothes
Origin
Blend of 800-pound gorilla + elephant in the room.Blend of 800-pound gorilla + elephant in the room.
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Forms
plural: gorillas in the room| Singular | gorilla in the room |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedparomologia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.