contradictio in adjecto
noun
con·tra·dic·tio in ad·jec·to
ˌkän‧trəˈdiktē(ˌ)ōˌinädˈyek(ˌ)tō,
-ˈdikshē(ˌ)ōˌinaˈjek-
plural contradictiones in adjecto
ˌ⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈōˌnēz-
: contradiction in terms
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, literally, contradiction in what is added