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Werther effect

Werther effect noun: the situation where a widely publicized suicide leads to a number of copycat suicides.

Noun

Werther effect (plural Werther effects)

  1. The situation where a widely publicized suicide leads to a number of copycat suicides.

Forms of Werther effect

pluralWerther effects

Origin of Werther effect

In reference to The Sorrows of Young Werther.

Questions about Werther effect

What does Werther effect mean?
Werther effect means the situation where a widely publicized suicide leads to a number of copycat suicides.
What part of speech is Werther effect?
Werther effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Werther effect?
The plural of Werther effect is Werther effects.

Words near Werther effect in the dictionary

  1. Wertheim
  2. Wertheimer
  3. Wertheimers
  4. Wertheims
  5. Werther
  6. Werther effect
  7. Werther effects
  8. Wertherian
  9. Wertherism
  10. Werthimer
  11. Werths

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