suffering Moses UK /ˌsʌf(ə)ɹɪŋ ˈməʊzɪz/US /ˌsʌf(ə)ɹɪŋ ˈmoʊzəs/ exclamation1 •(US, old-fashioned) An exclamation of dismay, irritation, or surprise."'Total, twenty-one thousand seven hundred reis! The suffering Moses!—there ain't money enough in the ship to pay that bill! Go—leave me to my misery, boys, I am a ruined community. — 1869
