transference

== English == === Alternative forms === transferrence (uncommon) === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈfəɹəns/, /ˈtɹænsfəɹəns/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹansf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/, /ˈtɹɑːnsf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/, /ˈtɹanzf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/, /ˈtɹɑːnzf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ === Noun === transference (countable and uncountable, plural transferences) The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred. Synonym: transferal (psychology, psychiatry) The process by which emotions and desires, originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another. ==== Derived terms ==== countertransference erotic transference thought transference ==== Translations ==== === See also === projection Wikipedia article on transference in psychology