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overkill

noun

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

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
O
Ends with
L
Contains
VE
Scrabble score
15

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Pronunciation

ˈəʊvəˌkɪl

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noun

  1. Any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

noun

  1. The capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

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