Alack

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æk

Origin

Late Middle English, probably from ah + lack.

Full definition of alack

Interjection

1. An expression of sorrow or mourning.On a day (alack the day!) Love, whose month is ever May,Spied a blossom passing fairPlaying in the wanton air. – Love's Labour's Lost – Shakespeare

Synonyms

• alas

Derived terms

• alack and alas