alas
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishalasa‧las1 /əˈlæs/ adverb [sentence adverb] formal PITY/IT'S A PITYused when mentioning a fact that you wish was not true Donald, alas, died last year.Examples from the Corpusalas• The promise, alas, was broken.alasalas2 interjection literary SAD/UNHAPPYused to express sadness, shame, or fearOrigin alas2 (1200-1300) Old French a “ah” + las “tired”