穿うがち過すぎ

noun

reading too much into things; overinterpretation

Refers to the act of overanalyzing or finding excessive hidden meanings in something, often in a way that is too clever or cynical. Derived from the verb 穿つ (うがつ, to dig into or to probe deeply).

• 彼かれの意い見けんは穿うがち過すぎだと思おもう。

  I think his opinion is reading too much into things.

• その批ひ評ひょうは穿うがち過すぎで、作さく者しゃの意い図ととは違ちがうだろう。

  That criticism is overinterpretation and probably differs from the author's intention.