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• Nom désignant un spasme douloureux intense ou une période de difficultés ou de tourments graves et pénibles.

A noun referring to a severe spasm of pain or a period of hard, painful trouble or struggle.

1. Severe spasm of painC2formal

   A sudden, intense, and often sharp pain or spasm.

   Spasme de douleur intense

   • The patient was in the throes of a severe headache.
   • He felt a sudden throe in his back after lifting the box.
   • The throes of childbirth can be intense but manageable.

   Synonymesagonyconvulsioncramppainpangparoxysmseizurespasmstitchtwinge

2. Hard or painful trouble or struggleC2formal

   A period of intense difficulty, struggle, or upheaval.

   difficulté douloureuse ou lutte

   • The country was in the throes of a political crisis.
   • She was in the throes of making a difficult decision.
   • The company is in the throes of a major restructuring.

   Synonymesagonyanguishdistressordealpainstrugglesufferingtormenttravailtribulationturmoilupheaval