throes
- noun
- /θroʊz/
:
agonía
- I filmed them shortly after it was all happening and I was still in the throes of like the deepest grief.
And Elon Musk, I think is in the throes of an untreated drug addiction.
- And Elon Musk, I think is in the throes of an untreated drug addiction.
- I think America is in the throes of a massive mental health crisis.
- But I think you understand this when you're in the throes of your addiction.
- You know, the country was still in the throes of COVID.
- I filmed them shortly after it was all happening and I was still in the throes of like the deepest grief.
- Before then, China was a poor country caught in the throes of a cultural revolution where maybe a million Chinese died.
- I'm fucking caught in throes of the thing.
- The Fed is now still in the throes of pretending that it can raise interest rates.
- I'm sure you feel the same way, right When you're in the throes of it.
- And when you have two sides, both in the throes of these self-serving illusions, you can have endless cycles of vendetta and feuding.
Examples
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She felt she was in the throes of despair after losing her job.
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THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY THAT WE SEE TODAY, FROM A MILITARY STANDPOINT I THINK WILL CLEARLY DECLINE, AND I THINK THEY ARE IN THE LAST THROES, IF YOU WILL, OF THE INSURGENCY.
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I think America is in the throes of a massive mental health crisis.
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Before then, China was a poor country caught in the throes of a cultural revolution where maybe a million Chinese died.
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The Fed is now still in the throes of pretending that it can raise interest rates.
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But I think you understand this when you're in the throes of your addiction.
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And I think what you're seeing here is kind of the death throes of an economy which has given up on tax taxing the rich.
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The knees of the global economy are wobbling, buckling, and society is in the throes of chaos.
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The patient experienced the throes of pain during the final stages of the illness.
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During the exam, he was in the throes of anxiety, unable to focus on the questions.
Synonyms
135
3.9
A very strong physical or mental pain
Antonyms
Idioms
14
8.4
Going through a very difficult time with strong feelings or serious problems
Compounds
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Throes comes from an old English root thraw meaning 'to twist' or 'to turn'. So being in the throes of something is like being 'twisted' by strong pain or a violent change, which is why we use it for intense grief or a final struggle.