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solipsism

sol·ip·sism [ sólləp sìzzəm, sṓləp sìzzəm ]

noun

Definition:

belief in self as only reality: the belief that the only thing somebody can be sure of is that he or she exists, and that true knowledge of anything else is impossible

[Late 19th century. < Latin solus "alone" + ipse "self"]

sol·ip·sist noun

sol·ip·sis·tic [ sòlləp sístik, sləp sístik ] adjective

sol·ip·sis·ti·cal·ly [ sòlləp sístiklee, sləp sístiklee ] adverb