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vicarious

vi·ca·rious

UK/vaɪˈkɛɹi.əs/ US/vɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

experienced at secondhand

  • “read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement”
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2.

occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function

  • “vicarious menstruation”
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3.

suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another

  • “vicarious atonement”
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Origin

From Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substituted”) + English -ous.

Phrases

  • vicarious atonement
  • vicarious embarrassment
  • vicarious experience
  • vicarious grief
  • vicarious learning
  • vicarious liability
  • vicarious plants
  • vicarious punishment

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