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transference

American  
[trans-fur-uhns, trans-fer-uhns] / trænsˈfɜr əns, ˈtræns fər əns /

noun

  1. the act or process of transferring.

  2. the fact of being transferred.

  3. Psychoanalysis.

    1. 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.

    2. displacement.

transference British  
/ -frəns, ˈtrænsfərəns, ˌtrænsfəˈrɛnʃəl /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of transferring or the state of being transferred

  2. psychoanal the redirection of attitudes and emotions towards a substitute, such as towards the analyst during therapy

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Other Word Forms

  • nontransference noun
  • retransference noun
  • transferential adjective

Etymology

Origin of transference

From the New Latin word trānsferentia, dating back to 1675–85. See transfer, -ence

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