overkill

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

exagero

esforço exagerado

excessivo

bombardeio

sobrematança

Oposto de

underkill

Sinônimos

exaggeration

extermination

overdone

excessive force

Traduções

Übermaß

écraser une mouche avec un marteau

exceso

surpuissance

Übertreibung

Overkill

exagération

excès

matraquage

outrance

eccessivo

esagerazione

overdrijving

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈəʊ.vəˌkɪl/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From over- + kill.