- throe - severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth"
--1 is a kind of suffering, hurt; agony, suffering, excruciation; suffering, hurt; agony, suffering, excruciation
- throe - hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the throes of economic collapse"
--2 is a kind of distress; distress
- throe - hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the throes of economic collapse"