overkill
/ˈoʊ·vərˌkɪl/ n [U]Definition
› much more of something than is needed or suitable: Running so fast with the competition so far behind might seem like overkill, but that’s Gardner.
(Definition of overkill n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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