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Definition of SOLIPSISM

: a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing; also : extreme egocentrism

— so·lip·sist noun
— so·lip·sis·tic adjective
— so·lip·sis·ti·cal·ly adverb

Origin of SOLIPSISM

Latin solus alone + ipse self
First Known Use: 1874

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Definition of JEREMIAD

: a prolonged lamentation or complaint; also : a cautionary or angry harangue

Examples of JEREMIAD

Origin of JEREMIAD

French jérémiade, from Jérémie Jeremiah, from Late Latin Jeremias
First Known Use: 1780