transference

/trænsfˈɝʌns/

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Noun
(psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
Noun
transferring ownership
Noun
the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"