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throe

throe - noun

A violent, excruciating seizure of pain: cramp, paroxysm, shoot, spasm. See pain.
A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prick, prickle, smart, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, twinge. Informal misery. See pain.
A condition of anguished struggle and disorder. convulsion, paroxysm. See calm.