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Solipsism

//ˈsɒlɪpsɪzəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The idea that the self is all that exists or that can be proven to exist. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist wordnet
  3. 3
    Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views, needs or desires of others; self-centeredness; egoism. countable, uncountable

    "The solipsism that too frequently infects high commands has no place on a battlefield."

  4. 4
    Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views, needs or desires of others; self-centeredness; egoism.; Masturbation. countable, euphemistic, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin sōlus (“alone”) + ipse (“self”) + -ism.

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