Word of the Day: SOLIPSISM

The only one that matters

solipsism (noun) - the theory that the self is all that exists or that can be proven to exist; extreme self-absorption or egocentrism [sol-ip-siz-uhm]

BREAKDOWN: SOL- (alone) + IPS- (self) + -ISM (practice or belief)

• solipsistic means of, pertaining to, or characterized by solipsism; self-centered or egocentric

“There is a certain solipsism to serious illness which claims all of one's attention as certainly as an astronomical black hole seizes anything unlucky enough to fall within its critical radius.” —Dan Simmons