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

It is the myopic and solipsistic vantage point of the crotch.

From The Daily Beast

Namely, that we are narcissistic, entitled, financial drains on our parents, unable to emancipate, and excessively solipsistic.

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Technology, abetted by social media, threatens to imprison everyone in a solipsistic bubble.

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Plays about art are often in danger of becoming solipsistic.

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The same solipsistic recklessness applies to the cellphone-distracted driver.

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