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throe

/θroʊ/

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noun
hard or painful trouble or struggle
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"a country in the throes of economic collapse"

type of:
distress
noun
severe spasm of pain
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"the throes of dying" "the throes of childbirth"

type of:
agony excruciation suffering

Examples of throe

"a country in the throes of economic collapse"
"the throes of dying"
"the throes of childbirth"