throes

British  

/ θrəʊz /

plural noun

1. a condition of violent pangs, pain, or convulsions

   death throes

2. struggling with great effort with

   a country in the throes of revolution

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Example Sentences

You are startled, later, to see the film footage of the tower itself, in its fiery death throes, as it plunged into the cathedral below.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. McDougall argues differently: European civilization hasn’t returned to life but merely eased and extended its death throes.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the throes of cognitive dissonance, I ignored the vow and fell in love with Renée.

From Los Angeles Times

As she points out, “the ability to continue moving through one’s life even in the throes of depression makes the anguish no less real.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Cuba is in the throes of its worst economic crisis in decades, marked by power outages of up to 20 hours a day and critical shortages of fuel, medicines and food.

From Barron's

Related Words

• anguish
• misery
• passion
• torment
• torture
• woe