vicariousadjective [ before noun ]
uk/vɪˈkeə.ri.əs/us/vɪˈker.i.əs/experienced as a result of watching, listening to, or reading about the activities of other people, rather than by doing the activities yourself:
She took a vicarious pleasure in her friend's achievements.
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- alternate
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vicariously
adverb uk/vɪˈkeə.ri.əs.li/us/vɪˈker.i.əs.li/
Some parents seem to live vicariously through their children.
vicariousness
noun [ U ] uk/vɪˈkeə.ri.əs.nəs/us/vɪˈker.i.əs.nəs/