Betekenis van throes In het Nederlands

• 0 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.

• 1 difficulties or pain:

  • He was in the throes of despair after losing his job.