transference

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Pronunciation

/tɹænsˈfəɹəns/ (US)

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/tɹænsˈfəɹəns/ (US) · /ˈtɹænsfəɹəns/ (US) · /ˈtɹansf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ (UK) · /ˈtɹɑːnsf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ (UK) · /ˈtɹanzf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ (UK) · /ˈtɹɑːnzf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ (UK)

Definition of transference

2 senses · 1 part of speech

noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.
(countable, uncountable)The process by which emotions and desires, originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another.

“Those who argue for laws against sex between therapists and clients say that consent is not a simple matter for the person who goes to another for help. They point in particular to the dynamic of "transference," during which a client may re-enact a parental relationship with the therapist.”

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