tɹɑːnsˈfɜː tɹænsˈfɝ tɹænsˈfəɹəns ˈtɹansf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns the act of transferring something from one form to another the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise transferring ownership (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