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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

転移

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ten'i

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Transference/trænsˈfɜːr.əns/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"精神分析療法において転移は重要なプロセスです。"

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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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