Word of the Day – Solipsism

• Noun:  Solipsism
  1. a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing also
  2. extreme egocentrism
• Synonyms:
  1. egoism
  2. self-containment
  3. subjectivity
  4. egocentricity
  5. ipseity
  6. narcissism
  7. self-absorption
  8. self-reliance
  9. autonomy
• Usage:
  1. “But what has taken me by surprise and torn me up inside are the aloofness, arrogance, pettiness, meanness, narcissism and solipsism that persist in Trump — that flourish in him — even during a once-in-a-lifetime emergency that demands something nobler. Under normal circumstances, these traits are galling. Under the current ones, they’re gutting.”
• Encountered:
  1. New York Times editorial –Has Anyone Found Trump’s Soul? Anyone?

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