vicarious
vaɪˈkɛəriəs
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Definition of vicarious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
indirect experienceexperienced through another person's actions or feelings
  • She felt vicarious joy watching her friend win.
indirect secondhand
2.
delegated roledelegated or acting on behalf of someone else
  • She was the vicarious leader during his absence.
proxy substitute surrogate
3.
medicalTECH.occurring in an abnormal part of the bodyTECH.
  • The patient had vicarious bleeding in the nose.
substitute surrogate
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Expressions with vicarious

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experience excitement through someone else's actions or experiences
She got a vicarious thrill from watching her friend skydive.
feeling embarrassed because someone else is embarrassed
I felt vicarious embarrassment when he forgot his lines.
pleasure felt by watching or imagining someone else's success
She felt vicarious satisfaction when her friend won the award.
strong excitement felt by watching or hearing about others
She got a vicarious thrill from reading adventure novels.
power given to act for someone else
She managed the estate with vicarious authority.
legal responsibility for another's actions
The company faced vicarious liability for the employee's misconduct.

Origin of vicarious

Latin, vicarius (substitute)

Terms with vicarious included in their meaning

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vicarious
derived from someone else's success or work

Examples of vicarious in a sentence

  • Reading adventure novels gives her vicarious thrills.
  • He took on a vicarious role, managing the team remotely.
  • Her vicarious duties included signing documents on his behalf.
  • Vicarious menstruation was observed in the patient's lungs.
  • Doctors noted vicarious symptoms in the liver.

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  1. French:par procuration, délégué, ...
  2. German:stellvertretend, fehlverlagert, ...
  3. Italian:indiretto, sostituto, ...
  4. Spanish:indirecto, delegado, ...
  5. Portuguese:vicário, substituto, ...
  6. Chinese:间接的, 代为的, ...
  7. Japanese:間接的な, 代行の, ...
  8. Arabic:غَيْر مُبَاشِر, نِيابِيّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:עָקִיף, מְמַלֵּא מָקוֹם, ...
  10. Russian:чужой, заместительный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:опосередкований, заступний, ...
  12. Hindi:अप्रत्यक्ष, प्रतिनिधिक, ...

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