English Explanatory Dictionary

pogrom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews.
  2. An antisemitic hate crime with a large death toll, irrespective of the number of perpetrators.
verb
  1. To persecute or massacre a particular group of people.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒɡɹəm/ /pəˈɡɹoʊm/ /ˈpoʊɡɹəm/ /pəˈɡɹʌm/ /pəˈɡɹɑm/ /poʊ-/ En-us-pogrom.ogg

Word forms

pogrom pogroms pogroming pogromed

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פּאָגראָם (pogrom), from Russian погро́м (pogróm).

Derived words

pogromist pogromization pogromize
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