transference
NounUS[tran-sfur-uhns]/trænˈsfɝəns/3 syllables
Synonyms:
transfer
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analystType of displacementKinds countertransference
- transferring ownershipSynonyms: transferType of transaction, dealingKinds conveyance, secularization, lend-lease, quitclaim, alienation
- the act of transferring something from one form to another“the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise”Synonyms: transferType of change of state
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Trans′fer·ence noun
The act of transferring; conveyance; passage; transfer.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54