transference

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈtrænsfərəns/ UK /ˈtrænsf(ə)rəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of conveying something from one person, place, or context to another

The therapist noted the patient's transference of childhood resentment onto her.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of conveying... transfer conveyance transmission transferal displacement

Word family

Derived forms transferential

Related forms transfer transferal transferee

Etymology

From transfer + -ence; transfer is from Latin trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre ('to carry, bear').

trānsferre Latin trāns Latin ferre Middle English

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# transference

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtrænsfərəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtrænsf(ə)rəns/

## Meanings
1. the act of conveying something from one person, place, or context to another

## Examples
- The therapist noted the patient's transference of childhood resentment onto her.

## Synonyms
- transfer
- conveyance
- transmission
- transferal
- displacement

## Derived Forms
- transferential

## Related Forms
- transfer
- transferal
- transferee

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trānsferre
- Root: trāns
- Root: ferre

## Etymology
From transfer + -ence; transfer is from Latin trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre ('to carry, bear').

## AI Etymology
Transference is from transfer + -ence; transfer is from Latin trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre ('to carry, bear'). Important recorded forms include trānsferre (Latin), trāns (Latin), and ferre (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the act of conveying something from one person, place, or context to another. The wider family includes derived forms such as transferential and related words such as transfer, transferal, and transferee.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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