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exaggeration; overstatement
それは少し言い過ぎだ。
That's a bit of an overstatement.
彼の言い過ぎた発言は問題になった。
His exaggerated remarks caused problems.
あの時の私の言葉は言い過ぎだったかもしれない。
My words at that time might have been an overstatement.