transference

/trænˈsfɜrəns/

Other forms: transferences

Transference occurs when something carries over from one thing to another, like the transference of data between computers.

Use transference to describe the act of passing something from one person or situation to another, such as a transference of power that occurs when a new leader takes over. Students of psychology may already know it as a clinical term that describes redirecting feelings from one person to another. For example, someone experiencing this kind of transference might view a teacher as a father figure, especially if his or her father isn't around much.

Definitions of transference

1. noun

   the act of transfering something from one form to another
   synonyms: transfer

   type of:

   change of state

   the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
2. noun

   transferring ownership
   synonyms: transfer

   types:

   alienation

   (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another

   conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying

   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

   secularisation, secularization

   transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession

   delivery, legal transfer, livery

   the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another

   type of:

   dealing, dealings, transaction

   the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
3. noun

   (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
   types:

   countertransference

   the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction

   type of:

   displacement

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one