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noun
1.
Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.
2.
extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption.
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Word Origin & History
solipsism
1874, coined from L. solus "alone" + ipse "self." The view or theory that self is the only object of real knowledge or the only thing that is real.
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Cultural Dictionary
solipsism [(sol-uhp-siz-uhm, soh-luhp-siz-uhm)]The belief that all reality is just one's own imagining of reality, and that one's self is the only thing that exists.
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