ALL meanings of overkill
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O o - noun overkill the capacity of a nation to destroy, by nuclear weapons, more of an enemy than would be necessary for a military victory. 1
- noun overkill an instance of such destruction. 1
- noun overkill an excess of what is required or suitable, as because of zeal or misjudgment. 1
- noun overkill sth excessive 1
- noun overkill large nuclear capability 1
- uncountable noun overkill You can say that something is overkill when you think that there is more of it than is necessary or appropriate. 0
- noun overkill the capability to deploy more weapons, esp nuclear weapons, than is necessary to ensure military advantage 0
- noun overkill any capacity or treatment that is greater than that required or appropriate 0
- noun overkill the capacity of a nation's nuclear weapon stockpile to kill many times the total population of any given nation 0
- noun overkill much more of something than is necessary, appropriate, etc.; esp., an excess of effort in attempting to achieve some end 0