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solipsism

[ sol-ip-siz-uhm ]

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.


solipsism

/ ˈɒɪˌɪə /

noun

  1. philosophy the extreme form of scepticism which denies the possibility of any knowledge other than of one's own existence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

solipsism

  1. 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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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZˈپ, adjective
  • ˈDZ, nounadjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • DZi·m adjective
  • DZi· noun adjective
  • DZ···پ [sol-ip-, sis, -tik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of solipsism1

1880–85; sol(i)- 1 + Latin ips ( e ) self + -ism
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of solipsism1

C19: from Latin ōܲ alone + ipse self
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Example Sentences

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Every season of “The White Lotus” studies Western solipsism, the American strain in particular.

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Or perhaps it’s progress, moving from solipsism to community.

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But the 11th season's pandemic response tapped a swollen vein of solipsism and antipathy running under our collective skin.

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Koch was implicitly raising what I call the solipsism problem, to which I will return.

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MariNaomi worries that our relationships, our feelings, our selves may be nothing but thoughts — a sad collage of solipsism.

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