Overkill - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈəʊvərkɪl|
Brit.
|ˈəʊvəkɪl|
noun
- the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
- any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
- any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
Extra examples
Yes, we need a new car, but this huge truck seems like overkill.
...the song already borders on the maudlin—the addition of a syrupy string accompaniment would just be overkill...
That would be overkill.
More television coverage of the election would be overkill.
"overkill" capability
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