solipsistic

[sol-ip-sis-tik]

adjective

1. of or characterized by solipsism, or the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.

   Her treatment philosophy dealt with madness as a complete, self-contained, solipsistic world that sane people are not able to enter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of solipsistic¹

solips(ism) + -istic

Example Sentences

Straub suggests that we may all be in our own solipsistic alternate universes, incomprehensible to one another.

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He is creating a solipsistic world shaped entirely by his will.

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You’re the star of your own solipsistic, hallucinatory epic, even if what you imagine for yourself might be a straightforward affair with a clear-cut message about the meaning of life.

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So it’s not just hubristic hombres who fell under the Trump spell of a better economy and an end to wokeness — it’s solipsistic señoritas as well.

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By now, we are well-versed in Trump’s solipsistic universe.

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