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vicarious

Meanings
  • adjective

    Experiencing or living through the experiences of others.

    - "She derived vicarious pleasure from watching others succeed."
    - "The audience experienced vicarious fear during the horror movie."
  • noun

    Acting or serving in the place of another.

    - "The vicar presided over the church services."
    - "The manager appointed a vicar to handle his duties while he was away."
Pronunciation




  1. Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75857784"
  2. /vaɪˈkɛ(ə)ɹi.əs/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1088555"
Rhymes
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verses , rehearses , applies , surmises
Variants
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vicarious , vicariously , vicariousness , vicariousnesses
Etymology
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From Latin vicarius, meaning 'substitute' or 'representative'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'vicarious' comes from the Latin word 'vicarius', which means 'substitute' or 'representative'.

  2. Vicarious experiences can be a powerful tool for building empathy and understanding others' emotions and experiences.

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  1. Empathy: Vicarious experiences can help build empathy, as individuals are able to understand and connect with others' emotions and experiences.

  2. Vicarious liability: In business and law, vicarious liability refers to the responsibility of an employer for the actions of their employees.

Quotes
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  1. I am a "vicarious" eater, often preferring a description of a meal to eating it. I hoard the Wednesday food section of the {it}New York Times{/it}, savoring it as my late-night reading, finishing always with the restaurant review.

    - Anne-Marie Slaughter,{it}Commonweal{/it},14 June 2002

  2. Most people caged in the humdrum routines of modern life are eager for "vicarious" glimpses of pain, joy, and especially vitality.

    - Robert Jackall et al.,{it}Image Makers{/it},2000

  3. There is an immense sub-middle class with enough money to preserve it from rancorous envy of the rich, but not enough to preserve it from boredom; it needs "vicarious" compensations and manages to find them in the gossip columns.

    - Aldous Huxley,{it}The Olive Tree{/it},1937

  4. To give himself the "vicarious" illusion of companionship, he fell back on letters.

    - Amy Lowell,{it}John Keats{/it},1925

  5. By means of ferocious jokes … he could vent his hatred of pioneer life and all its conditions, those conditions that were thwarting his creative life; he could, in this "vicarious" manner, appease the artist in him …

    - Van Wyck Brooks,{it}The Ordeal of Mark Twain{/it},1920
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In literature, vicarious experiences are often explored in works of fiction, such as novels or films, where readers or viewers can live out experiences they may not otherwise have the opportunity to. Vicarious experiences can also be found in real life through activities like watching sports or attending concerts with a large crowd.

How to Memorize "vicarious"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the concept of 'substitution' or 'representation' to remember the meaning of 'vicarious'.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'vicarious' with experiences you have had through others, such as watching a movie or reading a book.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'V' for 'Experiencing or living through the experiences of others' and 'C' for 'Acting or serving in the place of another'.

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