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TRANSFERENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of transfering something from one form to another
Example:
the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("transference" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Transferring ownership
Synonyms:
transfer; transference
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("transference" is a kind of...):
dealing; dealings; transaction (the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transference"):
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)
Derivation:
transfer (cause to change ownership)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("transference" is a kind of...):
displacement ((psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one)
Domain category:
analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transference"):
countertransference (the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction)
