過か言ごん

noun

exaggeration; overstatement

Used when someone says something that goes beyond the truth, often in negative constructions like 過言ではない (it is no exaggeration to say).

• 彼かれが天てん才さいだと言いっても過か言ごんではない。

  It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius.

• それは少すこし過か言ごんだと思おもう。

  I think that's a bit of an overstatement.

noun

misstatement; gaffe; slip of the tongue

Refers to an unintentional mistake in speech, such as saying something incorrect or inappropriate. Less common than the exaggeration sense.

• 会かい議ぎでの彼かれの過か言ごんが問もん題だいになった。

  His misstatement at the meeting became a problem.