Meaning & use
Alack
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An exclamation expressing regret, grief, or dismay (archaic).
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"Alack, the day is lost!" the old herald cried.
Alack, poor Yorick—the phrase has echoed through English literature since Shakespeare.
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Now confined almost entirely to archaic or deliberately theatrical speech, most famously associated with Shakespearean dialogue.
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