Medical Dictionary
transference
noun trans·fer·ence
\tran(t)s-ˈfər-ən(t)s, ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)\
\tran(t)s-ˈfər-ən(t)s, ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)\
Medical Definition of TRANSFERENCE
: the redirection of feelings and desires and especially of those unconsciously retained from childhood toward a new object (as a psychoanalyst conducting therapy)
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