MediumAbstract
"I can start a war or end one. I can heal a wound that no medicine can touch. I cannot be unsaid. Billions of me are spoken every minute. What am I?"
Answer
A Word
Explanation
Words — spoken or written — have triggered wars and revolutions, provided comfort and caused devastation. Once spoken, words cannot be unsaid — their effect persists even if apologised for.
This is a medium riddle in the Abstract category — Riddles about ideas, emotions, and intangible things.
Tags:languageabstractwordplay
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