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Whenever you hear I'm here, you're filled with dread. When you see me, your heart breaks. Everyone fears me. What am I?

Everyone has experienced this at least once.

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I think it is:

a dead family member

Explanation:

all people are 'filled with dread' when they hear they a loved one has passed.

when you see a dead body you feel sad, or your 'heart breaks'.

all people fear that someone close would pass away.

Everyone has seen a family member die at least once.

OLD ANSWER:

I think it is:

Death

Explanation:

some people are 'filled with dread' when they hear they are going to die.

when you see a dead body you feel sad, or your 'heart breaks'.

most people fear death.

Everyone dies once, which counts as 'at least once'.

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  • $\begingroup$ "Has experienced" implies that everyone has already experienced it, which I don't think applies here. Also, the clue is "Everyone fears me", not "some people fear me" $\endgroup$
    – bobble
    Commented May 1, 2021 at 17:01
  • $\begingroup$ fair enough I will think a bit more $\endgroup$
    – Arale
    Commented May 1, 2021 at 17:01
  • $\begingroup$ It was death.yay. $\endgroup$ Commented May 1, 2021 at 17:31

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