Transferred

/trænsˈfɝd/ verb

Definition

Moved something or someone from one place, job, or situation to another.

Etymology

From Latin 'transferre' (trans- 'across' + ferre 'to carry'), originally meaning to carry across. The sense expanded to include moving ideas, emotions, and organizational changes.

Kelly Says

In psychology, 'transference' is when patients transfer feelings about their parents onto their therapist—the same root word because emotions are being 'carried across' from one relationship to another.

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