English to Finnish Meaning of overkill - ylilyönti

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Definitions of overkill in English

Noun(1) the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons(2) any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

Examples of overkill in English

(1) However, I agree that this is probably overkill in this case.(2) Yet now that the government seems to be throwing its weight behind the issue, some critics call it overkill .(3) A surround mix would have been nice, but probably overkill .(4) They must have determined that to be overkill , because they stopped attaching the probes to their body armor at some point during the mission.(5) More than eight ounces is getting too close to overkill .(6) Sitting through the whole thing might feel like overkill .(7) For a band that had one single in them, getting the full reissue treatment seems a bit like overkill .(8) While it may seem like overkill , the military was finally satisfied.(9) It sounds a bit like overkill , but one on each arm, matched with front and rear lights covers all the angles.(10) In some cases, this approach is necessary, but many times it's overkill .(11) But that response turned out to be overkill when the usual large dose of morphine did not follow the initial small injection.(12) Despite his sense of legality, he could resort to dramatic displays of armed might and air power to quell internal opposition with literal overkill .(13) animators now face a dilemma of technology overkill(14) The main consideration was to avoid weapon overkill .(15) The screen is a bit of overkill because the audience is not that far from the center of action on the hot shop floor.(16) the existing nuclear overkill

Related Phrases of overkill

(1) overkill ::

ylilyönti

(2) over ::

yli

(3) kill ::

tappaa

Related Phrases of overkill

(1) overkill ::

ylilyönti

(2) over ::

yli

(3) kill ::

tappaa

Synonyms

Noun

1. excess ::

ylimääräinen

2. embroidery ::

kirjonta

3. embellishment ::

kaunistus

4. hyperbole ::

liioittelu

5. gilding the lily ::

kultaus lilja

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