vi·car·i·ous 
/vaɪˈkerijəs/ adjective
/vaɪˈkerijəs/ adjective : experienced or felt by watching, hearing about, or reading about someone else rather than by doing something yourself
▪ a vicarious experience ▪ vicarious joy/suffering ▪ a vicarious thrill
▪ a vicarious experience ▪ vicarious joy/suffering ▪ a vicarious thrill
— vi·car·i·ous·ly adverb
▪ She lived vicariously through her children.
▪ She lived vicariously through her children.
— vi·car·i·ous·ness noun [noncount]
