OVERKILL


Meaning of OVERKILL in English

o ‧ ver ‧ kill /ˈəʊvəkɪl $ ˈoʊvər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ kill , ↑ overkill , ↑ killer , ↑ killing ; verb : ↑ kill ; adjective : ↑ killer ]

more of something than is necessary or desirable:

More television coverage of the election would be overkill.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.