throes
/θroʊz/
noun
- Intense or violent pain and struggle, especially associated with death or childbirth.
- The wounded animal lay in its final throes before going still.
- The patient was in the throes of a severe asthma attack.
- She cried out in the throes of labor as her baby was born.
- A difficult or turbulent period of change or struggle.
- He was in the throes of a difficult divorce and needed support.
- Our company is in the throes of restructuring, so things are chaotic.
- The country is in the throes of a major economic crisis.