transference

[ trans-fur-uh ns, trans-fer-uh ns ]
/ trænsˈfɜr əns, ˈtræns fər əns /
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noun

the act or process of transferring.
the fact of being transferred.
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(def 7).

Origin of transference

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

OTHER WORDS FROM transference

non·trans·fer·ence, noun re·trans·fer·ence, noun

Words nearby transference

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Words related to transference

affair, use, transaction, force, deal, service, process, work, enterprise, agency, application, procedure, activity, action, effort, trip, exercise, movement, transfer, transition

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British Dictionary definitions for transference

transference
/ (ˈtrænsfərəns, -frəns) /

noun

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

Medical definitions for transference

transference
[ trăns-fûr′əns, trăns′fər-əns ]

n.

In psychoanalysis, the process by which emotions associated with one person, such as a parent, unconsciously shift to another, especially to the analyst.