🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

स्थानांतरण

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sthanantaran

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Transference/trænsˈfɜːr.əns/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"मनोविश्लेषण में स्थानांतरण का विशेष महत्व होता है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of transferring something or the process of being transferred.

    "The successful transference of technology requires collaboration between engineers and local manufacturers."
  2. 2

    In psychoanalysis, the redirection of feelings and desires, especially those unconsciously retained from childhood, toward a new object or person, such as a therapist.

    "The analyst noted signs of transference when the patient began treating him like an authoritarian father."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'transference' originates from the Latin word 'transferre', meaning 'to carry across'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting the concept of moving something from one place to another, particularly in psychological contexts during the late 19th century.

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