I'm afraid not

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I'm afraid not

phrase I am afraid not · 'fraid not

Unfortunately, no; I regret that that is not so. Do you have any beer? No, I'm afraid not.

Opposite: I'm afraid so

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Opposite: I'm afraid so

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phrase unfortunately, no

Español	me temo que no
한국어	아쉽게도 아닙니다 aswipgedo animnida
中文	恐怕不是 kǒngpà bùshì, 恐怕沒有 /恐怕没有 kǒngpà méiyǒu, 恐怕不行 kǒngpà bùxíng
Français	malheureusement pas
Deutsch	leider nicht
Русский	к сожале́нию k sožaléniju, бою́сь, что не́т bojúsʹ, što nét, вря́д ли vrjád li

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@misc{i_m_afraid_not_2026,
  title = {I'm afraid not},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/i'm%20afraid%20not},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}