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transference

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trans·fer·ence  (trns-fûrns, trnsfr-ns)
n.
1.
a. The act or process of transferring.
b. The fact of being transferred.
2. In psychoanalysis, the process by which emotions and desires originally associated with one person, such as a parent or sibling, are unconsciously shifted to another person, especially to the analyst.

transfer·ential (trnsf-rnshl) adj.

transference [ˈtrænsfərəns -frəns]
n
1. the act or an instance of transferring or the state of being transferred
2. (Psychoanalysis) Psychoanal the redirection of attitudes and emotions towards a substitute, such as towards the analyst during therapy
transferential  [ˌtrænsfəˈrɛnʃəl] adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.transference - (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 analyst
depth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
countertransference - the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
displacement - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
2.transference - transferring ownershiptransference - transferring ownership              
transaction, dealing, dealings - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"
alienation - (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"
conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying, conveyance - act of transferring property title from one person to another
quitclaim - act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
lease-lend, lend-lease - the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause; "lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous"
secularisation, secularization - transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
3.transference - the act of transfering something from one form to anothertransference - the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"
change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
Translations
transference [ˈtrænsfərəns] N
1. (= relocation) [of information] → transferencia f, transmisión f; [of affection] → cambio m; [of power] → traspaso m
the transference of the papal seat to Avignonel traslado de la sede pontificia a Aviñón
2. (Psych) → transferencia f
thought transferencetransmisión f de pensamientos
transference [ˈtrænsfərəns] n (= transfer) [power, information, affection] → transfert m
transfer fee [ˈtrænsfɜːrfiː] nindemnité f de transfert
transfer list [ˈtrænsfɜːrlɪst] n (British)liste f des transferts
to be on the transfer list → être sur la liste des transferts
transfer student [ˈtrænsfɜːrstjuːdənt] n (US)étudiant(e) m/f venant d'une autre université
transfer window [ˈtrænsfɜːrwɪndəʊ] n (FOOTBALL)période m des transferts
transference
n
(Psych) → Übertragung f
(Jur: of holdings, real estate) → Übertragung f, → Überschreibung f(to sb auf jdn); (Fin: of money) → Transfer m
transference [ˈtrænsfərəns] n (frm) → trasferimento (Psych) → transfert m inv


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The theory that this connection is based on the transference of the collective will of a people to certain historical personages is an hypothesis unconfirmed by the experience of history.
Metaphor is the application of an alien name by transference either from genus to species, or from species to genus, or from species to species, or by analogy, that is, proportion Thus from genus to species, as: 'There lies my ship'; for lying at anchor is a species of lying.
I think in some curious way the horror which she felt for him was a transference of the horror which she felt for herself because he so strangely troubled her.
 
 
 
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