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 unlikely Trump-Vance partnership has become something of a political Rorschach test. —Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

The new maps split cities and look like a Rorschach test designed by someone on LSD. —John Seiler, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025

The jet there is designed to function as a bit of a Rorschach test, so what one person sees may be contradicted by another person. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025

And instead of consolidating the fan base in Year 4, Norvell has become Fort Fun’s Rorschach test. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Hermann Rorschach †1922 Swiss psychiatrist

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Rorschach test

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed

Kids Definition

Rorschach test

noun

Ror·​schach test

ˈrȯ(ə)r-ˌshäk-

: a psychological test in which a person is asked to tell what he or she sees in and thinks about ink blots of varying designs and colors and which is used to measure certain traits of personality

Medical Definition

Rorschach test

noun

: 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

called also Rorschach, Rorschach inkblot test