Papageno effect
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after a lovelorn character, Papageno, from the 18th-century opera The Magic Flute, who contemplates suicide until other characters suggest alternative resolutions.
Noun[edit]
Papageno effect (plural Papageno effects)
- The effect of mass media deterring people from suicide by promoting alternatives.