throesnoun [ plural ]
uk/θrəʊz/us/θroʊz/in the throes of sth
experiencing or doing something that is difficult, unpleasant, or painful:
The country is presently in the throes of the worst recession since the Second World War.
He's in the throes of a mid-life crisis that makes him pretty hard to live with.
See also
death throes
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a cloud on the horizon idiom
- a fate worse than death idiom
- a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
- a narrow squeak idiom
- barrel
- bind
- crunch
- curse
- eventuality
- fate
- feeding frenzy
- going
- have a bumpy ride idiom
- rum
- schtuck
- shtook
- stalemate
- standoff
- vortex
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