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
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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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