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vicarious

UK
/vɪˈkeə.ri.əs/
US
/vaɪˈkɛr.i.əs/

Translations

vicariousadjective
more vicarious
Comp.
most vicarious
Super.
UK
/vɪˈkeə.ri.əs/
US
/vaɪˈkɛr.i.əs/
substitutifAu sens de fait ou subi en remplacement de quelqu’un d’autre; terme général.
He lived a vicarious life through the stories of his adventurous brother.
Il vivait une vie substitutive à travers les récits de son frère aventurier.
par procurationAu sens figuré, pour une expérience ressentie à travers celle d’autrui; registre courant.
She felt a vicarious thrill watching her friend perform on stage.
Elle a ressenti une joie par procuration en regardant son amie monter sur scène.
Additional translations
vicaireSens spécialisé, notamment en théologie; surtout dans des syntagmes figés.
vicariantSens médical et physiologique; emploi technique.
Synonyms
indirect
secondhand
substitute
delegated
representative

Definitions

vicariousadjective
Experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another.
She felt a vicarious thrill watching her friend perform on stage.
Acting or done for another.
He lived a vicarious life through the stories of his adventurous brother.
Performed or endured by one person as a substitute for another; substitutionary.
The doctrine of vicarious atonement states that Christ suffered in place of sinners.
Physiology: occurring in an unusual or abnormal part of the body instead of the usual one.
Doctors diagnosed her with vicarious menstruation through her lungs.
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