English noun: throe | |||
1. | throe (state) severe spasm of pain | ||
Samples | The throes of dying. The throes of childbirth. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agony, excruciation, suffering | ||
2. | throe (state) hard or painful trouble or struggle | ||
Samples | A country in the throes of economic collapse. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distress | ||