Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i'm afraid not

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
i'm afraid not
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Unfortunately, no; I regret that that is not so.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

I am afraid not (alternative) 'fraid not (alternative)

Antonyms

I'm afraid so

Questions

What does i'm afraid not mean?
Unfortunately, no; I regret that that is not so.

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