overkill

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (literally, uncountable) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
2. (literally, uncountable) Destruction beyond what is necessary to kill, especially in murder.
3. (broadly, uncountable) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
4. (uncountable) An unnecessary excess of disposal because of too high criteria of inspection.

Verb

1. (transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
2. To dispose of too many items because of too-high criteria of inspection.
3. To do something excessive to achieve a goal.

Concetti

eccessivo

esagerazione

Opposto di

underkill

sinonimi

exaggeration

extermination

overdone

excessive force

Traduzioni

écraser une mouche avec un marteau

surpuissance

Übermaß

exceso

exagero

Overkill

exagération

excès

matraquage

outrance

overdrijving

esforço exagerado

excessivo

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈəʊ.vəˌkɪl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From over- + kill.