transference

noun

1
: an act, process, or instance of transferring : conveyance, transfer
2
: the redirection of feelings and desires and especially of those unconsciously retained from childhood toward a new object (such as a psychoanalyst conducting therapy)
transferential adjective

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Wolle and her creative team wanted to depict the space as a microcosm of cultural transference, a sacred space that resists the chaos of change. Essence, 16 Sep. 2024 Saurav Ghosh, a lawyer at the Campaign Legal Center, told Reuters that Harris remaining on the ticket makes the transference of those funds easier. James Powel, USA TODAY, 21 July 2024 That transference has helped companies in the slime businesses—the museum and maker-space Sloomoo Institute, online slime shop OG Slimes, and Newell Brands Elmer’s Glue—grow quickly. Nicole Gull McElroy, WIRED, 13 July 2024 This is due, in no small part to the bankable market power of celebrity-cosign and audience transference from the music and entertainment industries to other sartorial fields. Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for transference 

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of transference was in 1681

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“Transference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transference. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

transference

noun
trans·​fer·​ence tran(t)s-ˈfər-ən(t)s How to pronounce transference (audio)
: an act, process, or example of transferring

Medical Definition

transference

noun
: the redirection of feelings and desires and especially of those unconsciously retained from childhood toward a new object (as a psychoanalyst conducting therapy)

Legal Definition

transference

noun
trans·​fer·​ence trans-ˈfər-əns, ˈtrans-ˌfər- How to pronounce transference (audio)
: an act, process, or instance of transferring

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