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transference

 

[ træns'fɜːrəns ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

psychology

The unconscious redirection of feelings from one person to another, commonly seen in therapy sessions.

Synonyms

displacement, projection, substitution

Examples of usage

  • Transference occurs when a patient projects their feelings about someone else onto the therapist.
  • In therapy, transference can be a useful tool to explore underlying emotions and patterns.
Context #2 | Noun

linguistics

The process of shifting a sound or speech element from one position to another within a word.

Synonyms

relocation, shift, transfer

Examples of usage

  • Transference of sounds often occurs in loanwords borrowed from other languages.
  • Linguistic transference can lead to the adaptation of pronunciation in borrowed words.

Translations

Translations of the word "transference" in other languages:

🇵🇹 transferência

🇮🇳 स्थानांतरण

🇩🇪 Übertragung

🇮🇩 transferensi

🇺🇦 передача

🇵🇱 przeniesienie

🇯🇵 転送 (てんそう)

🇫🇷 transfert

🇪🇸 transferencia

🇹🇷 aktarım

🇰🇷 전이 (jeon-i)

🇸🇦 نقل (naql)

🇨🇿 přenos

🇸🇰 prenos

🇨🇳 传递 (chuándì)

🇸🇮 prenos

🇮🇸 flutningur

🇰🇿 ауыстыру

🇬🇪 გადაცემა (gadacema)

🇦🇿 ötürmə

🇲🇽 transferencia

Etymology

The word 'transference' originated from the Latin word 'transferre', which means 'to transfer'. The concept of transference was first introduced by Sigmund Freud in psychoanalysis, where it plays a significant role in understanding the dynamics of the therapist-patient relationship. In linguistics, transference refers to the phenomenon of sound or speech element shifting, often observed in language borrowing and adaptation.

See also: transfer, transferable, transferences, transferor, transferring, transfers.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #12,597, this word is part of sophisticated English vocabulary. It's useful for academic or professional contexts where precise language is needed.