transference
the act or process of transferring.
the fact of being transferred.
Psychoanalysis.
the shift of emotions, especially those experienced in childhood, from one person or object to another, especially the transfer of feelings about a parent to an analyst.
Origin of transference
1Other words from transference
- non·trans·fer·ence, noun
- re·trans·fer·ence, noun
Words Nearby transference
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How to use transference in a sentence
What’s beautiful and powerful and ethically valuable about translation is this intense attention to the other, and not only attention, but an identification with a sort of transference.
Jhumpa Lahiri on Her New Novel Whereabouts and the Power of Translation | Annabel Gutterman | April 27, 2021 | TimeIt is now becoming more and more common to arrange for the transference of stops from one keyboard to another.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerThe transference of it from ship to shore and from shore to ship is a matter of awful noise and perspiring confusion.
Jaffery | William J. LockeWithout adequate expression there is no art, for there is no infection, no transference to others of the author's feeling.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo TolstoyFor there was much work to be done, big burdens to be carried in the transference of their effects from camp to camp.
The Vee-Boers | Mayne Reid
This is all the more surprising since we have not the slightest ground for supposing any transference of institutions.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm Wundt
British Dictionary definitions for transference
/ (ˈtrænsfərəns, -frəns) /
the act or an instance of transferring or the state of being transferred
psychoanal the redirection of attitudes and emotions towards a substitute, such as towards the analyst during therapy
Derived forms of transference
- transferential (ˌtrænsfəˈrɛnʃəl), adjective
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