transference

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transference

/ˈtɹansf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ UK
/ˈtɹɑːnsf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ UK
/ˈtɹanzf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ UK
/ˈtɹɑːnzf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ UK
/tɹænsˈfɝəns/ Canada, US
/ˈtɹænsfəɹəns/ Canada, US
[ˈtɹænsfɹəns] Canada, US
/ˈtɹænsfəɹəns/ Australia
/ˈtɹɛnsfəɹəns/ New Zealand

noun transferences · transferrence

countable, uncountable The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.
Similar: transferal
countable, uncountable The process by which emotions and desires, originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another. Furthermore, although probably few analysts still believe that transference occurs only in the context of the psychoanalytic situation, many hold that this phenomenon pertains only to object relationships. I submit, however, that the characteristic features of transference can be observed in other s

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noun the act of conveying or transferring

Español	transferencia
Português	baldeação
Français	transférence
Italiano	transferenza
Ελληνικά	μεταφορά metaforá, μεταβίβαση metavívasi
Русский	переправление perepravlenije

noun term used in psychology

Español	transferencia
Português	transferência
Français	transfert
Deutsch	Übertragung
Italiano	transfert
Ελληνικά	μεταβίβαση metavívasi

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@misc{transference_2026,
  title = {transference},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transference},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}