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overkill

DEFINITIONS OF: overkill

1

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

Type of:
effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail
use of physical or mental energy; hard work

n the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

Type of:
capability, capableness
the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
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