What does overkill mean?

Definitions for overkill
ˈoʊ vərˌkɪloverkill

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. overkillnoun

    the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

  2. overkillnoun

    any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

Wiktionary

  1. overkillnoun

    A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.

  2. overkillnoun

    An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.

  3. overkillverb

    To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.

Wikipedia

  1. Overkill

    Overkill/5086" target="_blank">Overkill is a song by Australian pop rock band Men at Work. It was released in 1983 as the second single from their second studio album, Cargo (see 1983 in music). It was written by lead singer Colin Hay. It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100; No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart; and top 10 in Canada, Ireland, and Norway. The song was a departure from the group's style of reggae-influenced pop rock, featuring a melancholic feel musically and lyrically.

ChatGPT

  1. overkill

    Overkill refers to an action or response that is excessively more intense, severe, or dramatic than what is necessary or appropriate for a particular situation. This term can apply various fields like military, technology, conversation, and others. It can also refer to the unnecessary or excessive use or waste of resources.

Wikidata

  1. Overkill

    Overkill is the use of excessive force or action that goes further than is necessary to achieve its goal. It implies that, while the goal was accomplished, there was collateral damage as a result. It may be a literal term referring to physical damage, though it is also used in colloquial conversation as a metaphor.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of overkill in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of overkill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of overkill in a Sentence

  1. Ralph Fernandez:

    The assets of law enforcement are monster, the assets of a couple and their son are limited, regardless of what the person is charged with. To bring a family in and do that, when you have everything else at your disposal, to everyone, that seems like significant overkill.

  2. Otis Brawley:

    To get surgery in their situation is really overkill.

  3. Brooke Alpert:

    Eating too much sugar basically bombards your taste buds, this sugar overkill causes your taste bud sugar tolerance to go up, so you need more and more sugar to satisfythat sweet craving.

  4. Kardashian West:

    I don't know if it's the fact that my husband has voiced that sometimes too sexy is just overkill and he's not comfortable with that, i listen to him and understand him. Still, at the end of the day, he always gives me the freedom to be and do what I want.

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