Transference - Definition

n 1: (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
2: transferring ownership [syn: transfer, transference]
3: 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" [syn: transfer,
transference]