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Rorschach

noun
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Short for the Rorschach test, a psychological assessment in which people describe what they see in a series of inkblots.
"The psychologist showed him a series of Rorschach cards during the evaluation."

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In plain EnglishA reference to the famous inkblot personality test.

Common pairings
a Rorschach test Rorschach inkblots

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Etymology

Named after Hermann Rorschach, the Swiss psychiatrist who developed the inkblot test in 1921.

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