overkill
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[edit] Noun
overkill (uncountable)
- (literally) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
- (idiomatic) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
- 24 hours of TV coverage of the US election verged on overkill.
- Should I give you yet more homework, or would that be overkill?
[edit] Verb
overkill (third-person singular simple present overkills, present participle overkilling, simple past and past participle overkilled)
- (transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
