noun
any test that is intended to assess personality
• Hypernyms: ↑test, ↑mental test, ↑mental testing, ↑psychometric test
• Hyponyms: ↑projective test, ↑projective device, ↑projective technique, ↑personality inventory, ↑personality assessment
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noun : any of several tests consisting of standardized tasks designed to determine various aspects of the personality type or the emotional status of the person examined
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Psychol.
an instrument, as a questionnaire or series of standardized tasks, used to measure personality characteristics or to discover personality disorders.
[1910-15]
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personality test,
a test intended to measure or reveal the characteristics of an individual's personality.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.