Vicarious

//vɪˈkɛəɹi.əs//

Synonyms for "vicarious" (32 found)

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Translations

37 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • делегиран adj (delegated)
  • заместващ adj (on behalf of others)

Czech

1 entries
  • zástupný adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)

Dutch

3 entries
  • indirect adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)
  • overgedragen adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)
  • plaatsvervangend adj (on behalf of others)

Finnish

1 entries
  • toisen puolesta tehty adj (on behalf of others)

French

4 entries
  • indirect adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)
  • par procuration adj (delegated)
  • par procuration adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)
  • par procuration adj (on behalf of others)

Georgian

1 entries
  • სხვის ნაცვლად შესრულებული adj (on behalf of others)

German

4 entries
  • Ersatz adj (on behalf of others)
  • anstelle von adj (delegated)
  • nachempfunden adj (delegated)
  • stellvertretend adj (delegated)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • közvetett adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)
  • más helyett végzett/elviselt/tapasztalt adj (on behalf of others)
  • másodkézből való adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)
  • másodlagos adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 身代わりの adj (on behalf of others)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • vicário adj (on behalf of others)

Russian

2 entries
  • делегированный adj (delegated)
  • замещающий adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)

Slovak

4 entries
  • delegovaný adj (on behalf of others)
  • sprostredkovaný adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)
  • sprostredkovaný adj (on behalf of others)
  • zástupný adj (on behalf of others)

Spanish

4 entries
  • vicarial adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)
  • vicarial adj (on behalf of others)
  • vicariante adj (experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another)
  • vicariante adj (on behalf of others)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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Bruno's football trophies will be dearer to him than his own children until they earn football trophies of their own, which, by the principles of vicarious parenting, Bruno will consider his. In fact, all of the football trophies Bruno considers his are actually his children's.

Source: tatoeba (812096)

The Yiddish word "kvell" is often used in Jewish English to describe taking vicarious joy in the accomplishments of a family member or fellow Jew.

Source: tatoeba (10253464)

Tom began to show symptoms of vicarious trauma from his work with refugees.

Source: tatoeba (12140043)

People experience vicarious pleasures through watching television.

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