Rorschach test
noun
variants
or less commonly Rorschach
or Rorschach inkblot test
: a projective psychological test that uses a subject's interpretation of 10 standard black or colored inkblot designs to assess personality traits and emotional tendencies
Examples of Rorschach test in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The failure to bridge that oh-so-narrow gap had, to this point, been the story of USC’s season, and Riley had distinctly chosen one side of that Rorschach test, pointing repeatedly to how close the Trojans had come.
—
Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Simone’s attitude toward Judaism became a Rorschach test for scholars and critics to project their own feelings onto my aunt and her family.
—The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Graham never expressly defines founder mode in his essay, and in the more than 72 hours of intense—and occasionally bizarre—online discourse that followed Graham’s essay, the topic seemed to take on a Rorschach test quality as people projected their own ideals onto Graham’s inkblot.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
Photograph courtesy the author My first reaction is to try to discern beings in the shapes of the objects, as if in a Rorschach test whose inkblots have been replaced by pieces of clothing and lingerie.
—Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for Rorschach test 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Simone’s attitude toward Judaism became a Rorschach test for scholars and critics to project their own feelings onto my aunt and her family.
—The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Graham never expressly defines founder mode in his essay, and in the more than 72 hours of intense—and occasionally bizarre—online discourse that followed Graham’s essay, the topic seemed to take on a Rorschach test quality as people projected their own ideals onto Graham’s inkblot.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
Photograph courtesy the author My first reaction is to try to discern beings in the shapes of the objects, as if in a Rorschach test whose inkblots have been replaced by pieces of clothing and lingerie.
—Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for Rorschach test
Articles Related to Rorschach test
Dictionary Entries Near Rorschach test
Cite this Entry
“Rorschach test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rorschach%20test. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share