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transference definition

trans·fer·ence (trans′fər əns, trans fʉr′-)

noun

  1. a transferring or being transferred; transfer
  2. Psychoanalysis a reproduction of emotions relating to repressed experiences, esp. of childhood, and the substitution of another person, esp. a psychoanalyst or other psychotherapist, for the object of the repressed impulses

Related Forms:

  • transferential trans′·fer·en′·tial (trans′fər en′s̸həl) adjective

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