trans·fer·ence

[trans-fur-uhns, trans-fer-uhns]
noun
1.
the act or process of transferring.
2.
the fact of being transferred.
3.
Psychoanalysis.
a.
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.
b.
displacement ( def 7 ).

Origin:
1675–85; < Neo-Latin trānsferentia. See transfer, -ence

non·trans·fer·ence, noun
re·trans·fer·ence, noun
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transference (ˈtrænsfərəns, -frəns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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
 
transferential
 
adj

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transference trans·fer·ence (trāns-fûr'əns, trāns'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.

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