pogrom
[puh-gruhm, -grom, poh-]
noun
an organized massacre, especially of Jews.
Origin of pogrom
1880–85; (< Yiddish) < Russian pogróm literally, destruction, devastation (of a town, country, etc., as in war), noun derivative of pogromít’, equivalent to po- perfective prefix + gromít’ to destroy, devastate, derivative of grom thunder
Synonyms for pogrom
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Related Words for pogrom
butchery, extermination, annihilation, bloodbath, genocide, carnage, bloodletting, slaughter, murder, bloodshed, decimation, assassinationExamples from the Web for pogrom
Contemporary Examples of pogrom
Historical Examples of pogrom
Once more the days of expecting a pogrom in Uliassutai returned to us.
Beasts, Men and GodsFerdinand Ossendowski
Often we heard that the pogrom was led by a priest carrying a cross before the mob.
The Promised LandMary Antin
A massacre (pogrom) of the Jews was perpetrated here in 1903.
The Whites put up a provocateur as before a pogrom in Russia.
The Soul of John BrownStephen Graham
The doctor gives us a picture of a pogrom in a tiny Russian province town.
UnicornsJames Huneker
pogrom
noun
Word Origin for pogrom
C20: via Yiddish from Russian: destruction, from po- like + grom thunder
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pogrom
[(puh-grum, puh-grom, poh-gruhm)]
Note
Pogroms were common in Russia during the nineteenth century.
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