vicarious
делегированный, замещающий
stellvertretend, übertragen, anstelle von, nachempfunden
DelegatedDelegated.
/vɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/
» Tom began to show symptoms of vicarious trauma from his work with refugees.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Delegated.
stellvertretend, anstelle von, übertragen
делегированныйdelegirovannyj
(not comparable)Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.
People experience vicarious pleasures through watching television.
indirekt, übertragen, projiziert
замещающийzameščajuščij
(not comparable)On behalf of others.
The concept of vicarious atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions.
stellvertretend, Ersatz-, substituiert
More definitions
- suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
- occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
- experienced at secondhand
Examples
1 sentencesTom began to show symptoms of vicarious trauma from his work with refugees.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
delegated:
experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
delegated:
experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another:
on behalf of others: