Inopinatum

Pronunciation: in-o-pi-na'-tum

Etymology: L. "powerless"

Latin Synonyms: paradoxum

English Synonyms: wondrer

Definition

The expression of one's inability to believe or conceive of something; a type of faux wondering). As such, this kind of paradox is much like aporia and functions much like a rhetorical question or erotema.

Examples

It is unthinkable that this nation could compromise itself so quickly.

Sources

Melanch. IR C8r ("pardoxum" "inopinatum")