n.
Pronunciation: tran(t)s- ' f ə r- ə n(t)s, ' tran(t)s-( ˌ )
Function: noun
Date: 1681
1 : an act, process, or instance of transferring : CONVEYANCE , TRANSFER
2 : the redirection of feelings and desires and especially of those unconsciously retained from childhood toward a new object (as a psychoanalyst conducting therapy)
– trans · fer · en · tial \ ˌ tran(t)s-f ə - ' ren(t)-sh ə l \ adjective