vicarious

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adjective

1. experienced at secondhand (Freq. 1)
- read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement
• Similar to:
secondary
2. occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
- vicarious menstruation
• Similar to:
abnormal, unnatural
• Topics:
medicine, medical specialty
3. suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
- vicarious atonement
• Similar to:
exchangeable