inkblot
noun[C]
(alsoink blot)uk/ˈɪŋk.blɒt/us/ˈɪŋk.blɑːt/asmallareaofinkon asurfaceorpieceofpaper, either made bymistakeor used aspartof apsychologicaltest:
TheSwisspsychiatristdelvedinto thementalstateof hispatientsbyshowingthem 15accidentalinkblots andaskingthem what theythoughtthey werelookingat.
Thecardshavepenciland ballpenmarksand someinkblotson them.
See also
inkblot test
- In the 1950s, inkblots weresynonymouswithpsychology.
- It wasbelievedthatmentalhealthcould betestedbyseeingwhatpatternsyoudiscerninrandominkblotdesigns.
- On the othersideof themapthere were severalpictureswhich, from adistance,lookedlikeinkblots.
Dirt & untidiness
- bloodstain
- clutter
- contaminant
- contamination
- crud
- filthiness
- fleck
- grime
- grunge
- gunge
- muck
- pollutant
- polluter
- recontamination
- scruff
- shambles
- slime
- slob
- slovenliness
- smear
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