1) Agonies 2) Pangs 3) Spasms 1) Agonizing struggles 2) Hurt 3) Painful state 4) Pangs of pain 5) Paroxysms 6) Sharp emotional attacks 7) Sharp pangs 8) Spasms 9) Spasms of pain 10) Suffering 11) Uncomfortable spasms 12) Violent pangs 13) Violent pangs of suffering 14) Violent struggle 15) Violent struggles 16) Violent upheaval 
[n] - violent pangs of suffering
throe, throes 1. A violent spasm or pang; paroxysm. 2. A sharp attack of emotion. 3. Any violent convulsion or struggle; such as, a condition of agonizing struggle or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse. The agony of death, or the pains of childbirth. 4. Etymology: from Middle English throwe, perhaps an alteration of thrawe, fr...
noun violent pangs of suffering; `death throes`
[SAT terms] violent pangs of suffering