adjective
- experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
- acting or serving as a substitute for someone or something else
Examples
- She lived vicariously through her daughter’s athletic achievements.
- Reading adventure novels gave him vicarious thrills.
- Parents often experience vicarious pride in their children’s success.
- The movie provided vicarious excitement for viewers.
- He served as a vicarious father figure to his nephew.
- She found vicarious satisfaction in her friend’s promotion.
- The documentary offered a vicarious journey to distant lands.