Definition for Throe

throe, n. [ME from unknown origin.]

  1. Deep feeling; intense emotion; profound response to an experience.
  2. Spasm; paroxysm; severe contraction; torturous pain; [fig.] stroke; cerebrovascular accident.
  3. Wince; frown; grimace; cringe; flinch; [fig.] struggle; fight.

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