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vicarious

/vɪˈkeəriəs/adjective

उच्चारण विकेअरिअस

परोक्ष, दूसरों के माध्यम से अनुभव किया गया

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  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    felt or experienced by watching or reading about somebody else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself

    परोक्ष, दूसरों के माध्यम से अनुभव किया गया

    • Radhika's grandparents got vicarious pleasure from her success.
    • He gets a vicarious thrill from watching adventure films.

    Synonyms indirect second-hand surrogate substitute

    Opposite direct first-hand personal

  2. 2

    [only before noun] law

    (of responsibility) that one person has for the actions of another, for example an employer for an employee

    प्रतिनिहित (दायित्व), दूसरे के कार्यों के लिए उत्तरदायी

    • vicarious liability
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vicariously adverb
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⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin vicarius, meaning 'substitute', the same root as the word vicar.

यह Latin शब्द vicarius से बना है, जिसका अर्थ 'स्थानापन्न' है, और vicar शब्द का मूल भी यही है।