overblame

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ blame.

Pronunciation

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Verb

overblame (third-person singular simple present overblames, present participle overblaming, simple past and past participle overblamed)

1. (transitive) To blame excessively.
   • 1832, Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court, page 25:

     When all is said, however, it is easy to overblame the cinema, to exaggerate the actual harm and ignore the possible good.