[noun] [U] [disapproving] - a greater amount or much more than is needed to achieve what is wantedThe drastic measures that the government has taken recently to control the economy have been regarded by some people as overkill.All these car advertisements on the television seem to me to be overkill.
OVERKILL
Meaning of OVERKILL in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012