vicarious (adj.)

experienced through another person

Examples

• Vicarious pleasure.

Key rules

• Vicarious means experienced through another person
• Vicarious pleasure, vicarious experience
• Vicariously is the adverb

Common mistakes

• Vicarious of pleasure → Vicarious pleasure
• He lived vicarious → He lived vicariously

Use cases

• Describing enjoyment through others
• Describing films
• Discussing empathy