alas
exclamation/əˈlæs/
/əˈlæs/
(old use or literary)- used to show you are sad or sorry
- For many people, alas, hunger is part of everyday life.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French a las, a lasse, from a ‘ah’ + las(se) (from Latin lassus ‘weary’).
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