Meaning & use
solipsist
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a person who holds the philosophical view that only one's own mind is sure to exist, or who is excessively self-centered.
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As a committed solipsist, he questioned whether anything outside his own mind truly existed.
Her critics called her a solipsist, unable to see beyond her own concerns.
A note on using this word
Solipsist comes from 'solipsism,' a philosophical position; in everyday use the word is sometimes applied loosely to someone who seems unable to consider other people's perspectives.
Words with a similar meaning
egotist
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