What is another word for I'm afraid?

Pronunciation: [a͡ɪm ɐfɹˈe͡ɪd] (IPA)

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Famous quotes with I'm afraid

  • It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.
    Woody Allen
  • I'm afraid they've left their legs at home.
    Ron Atkinson
  • Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.
    Lucille Ball
  • Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
    Lucille Ball
  • I'm afraid of the dark, so I have a lot of night-lights.
    Lara Flynn Boyle

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