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overkill meaning in Kannada

ಓವರ್ ಕಿಲ್

UK/ˈəʊ.vəˌkɪl//ˈoʊ.vɚˌkɪl/

overkill in Kannada: ಓವರ್ ಕಿಲ್, ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲುವುದು. In English, overkill means a destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.

Kannada words for overkill

ಓವರ್ ಕಿಲ್, ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲುವುದು

English meaning of overkill

  1. noun A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
  2. noun Destruction beyond what is necessary to kill, especially in murder.
  3. noun An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
  4. noun An unnecessary excess of disposal because of too high criteria of inspection.

Full definition of overkill

overkill in a sentence

  • 24 hours of TV coverage of the US election verged on overkill.
  • Should I give you yet more homework, or would that be overkill?

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Questions about overkill in Kannada

What is the meaning of overkill in Kannada?
Overkill in Kannada is ಓವರ್ ಕಿಲ್, ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲುವುದು.
overkill ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Overkill: ಓವರ್ ಕಿಲ್, ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲುವುದು.
What does overkill mean in English?
Overkill means a destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.

Source and license

Kannada words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “overkill”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: overkill (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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