"Werther effect" meaning in All languages combined

See Werther effect on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Werther effects [plural]
Etymology: In reference to The Sorrows of Young Werther. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Werther effect (plural Werther effects)
  1. The situation where a widely publicized suicide leads to a number of copycat suicides. Wikipedia link: The Sorrows of Young Werther Categories (topical): Suicide Related terms: Papageno effect
    Sense id: en-Werther_effect-en-noun-YefCUnud Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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