# alas

Pronunciation: US/UK say "uh-LAS" /əˈlæs/; AUS say "uh-LAHS" /əˈlɑːs/

## Interjection

1. Expressing grief or sorrow, pity, regret, disappointment, or resigned acceptance.
   - Simple: Used to show sadness, regret, or disappointment about something.
   - _Alas, the funding ran out before the project could be finished._
   - _She searched the shelf for the lost letter but, alas, it was gone._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A geological depression found in Yakutia, formed when permafrost subsides and the ground surface sinks.

## Origin

It comes from Middle English 'alas', from Old French 'a las' (modern French 'hélas'), formed from 'a' ("ah") plus 'las', which derives from Latin 'lassus' ("weary").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/alas (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).