personality test
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of personality test
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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At a certain point, the brownie starts to feel like a personality test you’re failing.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
The company worked with consultants to develop a personality test aimed at determining whether a candidate is wired for unsupervised production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Times journalists created a new, nine-question personality test.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023
Now 33, Adele said she first realised her marriage was crumbling when she took a personality test in a glossy magazine.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2021
I was not a great believer in psychiatry but still, who knew what a trained eye might see in a personality test, a dream, even a slip of the tongue?
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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