alas

a·las

A0175500 (ə-lăs′)interj. Used to express sorrow, regret, grief, compassion, or apprehension of danger or evil.

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[Middle English, from Old French a las, helas, ah (I am) miserable, from Latin lassus, weary; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]

alas

(əˈlæs) sentence connectorunfortunately; regrettably: there were, alas, none left. interjan exclamation of grief, compassion, or alarm[C13: from Old French ha las! oh wretched!; las from Latin lassus weary]

a•las

(əˈlæs, əˈlɑs)

interj. (used as an exclamation to express sorrow, pity, concern, apprehension, etc.) [1225–75; Middle English < Old French (h)a las!=(h)a ah + las wretched < Latin lassus weary; compare alack]

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1.

alas - by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"regrettably, unfortunately, unluckily

alas

adverb sadly, unfortunately, inopportunely Alas, it's not that simple.

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