Vicariousness
adjective
1.
performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another:
vicarious punishment.
2.
taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.
3.
felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others:
a vicarious thrill.
4.
Physiology. noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another.
adjective
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.
(pathol) (of menstrual bleeding) occurring at an abnormal site See endometriosis
vicarious vi·car·i·ous (vī-kâr’ē-əs, -kār’-, vĭ-)
adj.
Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another.
Occurring in or performed by a part of the body not normally associated with a certain function.
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