inkblot

British  

/ ˈɪŋkˌblɒt /

noun

1. psychol an abstract patch of ink, one of ten commonly used in the Rorschach test

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Example Sentences

He goes on, “I did not like to be known. I preferred to be misunderstood and cryptic, like an inkblot or a footprint.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Like a psychologist's inkblot test, it was possible to look at England's work, draw on different aspects and reach very different conclusions.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2023

The map they made from these observations shows the Milky Way appearing like a squashed inkblot, with the sun near the center.

From Scientific American • Aug. 4, 2023

The coronavirus had the world’s attention by then; much of the United States was enduring a gray, wet month and watching an inkblot spread of infection in Asia and Europe.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2020

I asked him if other pepul saw things in the ink and he sed yes they imagen picturs in the inkblot.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes