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vicarious [vɪˈkɛərɪəs vaɪ-] adj
1. obtained or undergone at second hand through sympathetic participation in another's experiences 2. suffered, undergone, or done as the substitute for another vicarious punishment 3. delegated vicarious authority 4. taking the place of another 5. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol (of menstrual bleeding) occurring at an abnormal site See endometriosis [from Latin vicārius substituted, from vicis interchange; see vice3, vicissitude] vicariously adv vicariousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
vicarious adjective indirect, substitute, surrogate, by proxy, empathetic, at one remove people who use television as a vicarious form of social life Translations vicarious [vɪˈkɛərɪəs] ADJ (= indirect) → indirecto; [substitute] → por referencias to get vicarious pleasure out of sth → disfrutar indirectamente de algo I got a vicarious thrill → me emocioné mucho sin tener nada que ver con lo que pasaba vicarious adj pleasure, enjoyment → indirekt, mittelbar, nachempfunden; experience → ersatzweise; vicarious sexual thrill → Ersatzbefriedigung f; he can’t walk himself but he gets enormous vicarious pleasure from watching athletics → er kann nicht gehen, aber das Zuschauen bei sportlichen Wettkämpfen vermittelt ihm einen großen Genuss; to get a vicarious thrill from or out of something → sich an etw (dat) → aufgeilen (sl); to get vicarious satisfaction (from something) → (bei etw) eine Ersatzbefriedigung empfinden authority, suffering → stellvertretend (form) liability, responsibility → für fremdes Verschulden vicarious [vɪˈkɛərɪəs] adj to get vicarious pleasure out of sth → trarre piacere indirettamente da qc Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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