po·grom (p -gr m , p grm)n. An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially one conducted against Jews. [Russian, outrage, havoc, from pogromit', to wreak havoc : po-, adverbial pref. (from po, next to; see apo- in Indo-European roots) + gromit', to outrage, wreak havoc (from grom, thunder).] po·grom v. |
pogrom [ˈpɒgrəm]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an organized persecution or extermination of an ethnic group, esp of Jews
[via Yiddish from Russian: destruction, from po- like + grom thunder]
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| Noun | 1. | pogrom - organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews) persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) |
pogrom
noun massacre, slaughter, holocaust, persecution, genocide, ethnic cleansing (euphemistic), witch-hunt, victimization, bloodbath, extermination, mass murder, annihilation, bloodletting, mass killing, decimation a systematic pogrom against southern black Mauritians
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