overkill

  1. Noun.  (literally) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
  2. Noun.  (idiomatic) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.

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