(I'm) (a)fraid not

A response used to reluctantly decline an invitation or politely answer a question in the negative, indicating regret that the answer is "no." When the phrase is abbreviated to "'fraid not," an apostrophe is sometimes used in place of the missing letter. A: "Will you be able to attend the meeting tomorrow?" B: "I'm afraid not. I'm going to be out of town." A: "Could you loan me a hundred bucks?" B: "'Fraid not. I'm broke."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marjolaine	-	French
Theudobald	-	Ancient Germanic
Romolo	RO-mo-lo	Italian
Xiulan	-	Chinese
Wafi	-	Arabic
Beyza	-	Turkish