transference C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈtrænsfərəns/ UK /ˈtrænsf(ə)rəns/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of conveying... transferconveyancetransmissiontransferaldisplacement Word family Derived forms transferential Related forms transfertransferaltransferee Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown