transference vs displacement

displacement vs transference

transference and displacement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transference	Yes	No	No	No
displacement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, displacement is a hypernym of transference; that is, displacement is a word with a broader meaning than transference:

transference: (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
displacement: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

transference (noun)	displacement (noun)
transferring ownership	act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
the act of transferring something from one form to another	act of removing from office or employment
(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	the act of uniform movement
	to move something from its natural environment
	an event in which something is displaced without rotation
	(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
	(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

Difference between transference and displacement

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