overkill

English - Turkish

Definition of overkill in English Turkish dictionary: gereğinden fazla silah; sınırını aşınca zarar veren şey; düşmanın fazlasıyle üstesinden gelebilecek askeri olanak; zararlı şey/aşırı silah; fazlalık, aşırılık; (Reklam) aşırı reklam yapma; i., k.dili

English - English

Definition of overkill in English English dictionary: A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons; An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal
Should I give you yet more homework, or would that be overkill?.; To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required; {i} nuclear capacity that is in excess of what would be needed to defeat an enemy; effort that exceeds a desired goal (especially a military operation involving needless killing); effort that results in less returns (Business); more than necessary, excess (Slang); the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required; You can say that something is overkill when you think that there is more of it than is necessary or appropriate. Such security measures may well be overkill. more of something than is necessary or desirable; any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal 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; {f} destroy an enemy with nuclear force in excess of what would be needed to defeat it