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: April 10, 2024
\vye-KAIR-ee-us\ adjective
What It Means
A vicarious emotion or experience is one felt by watching, hearing about, or reading about someone else rather than by doing something yourself.
// He felt a vicarious thrill as his daughter crossed the stage to accept her diploma.
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