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pogrom

UK
/ˈpɒɡrəm/
US
/ˈpoʊɡrəm/

Translations

pogromnoun
pogroms
pl
UK
/ˈpɒɡrəm/
US
/ˈpoʊɡrəm/
The pogrom left the community devastated and in fear for their lives.
Le pogrom a laissé la communauté dévastée et terrorisée pour sa vie.
Synonyms
massacre
riot
persecution
slaughter
carnage
pogromverb
pogromed
Past Simple
pogromed
Past Participle
pogroming
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɒɡrəm/
US
/ˈpoʊɡrəm/
Rare but attested transitive verb meaning “to subject a group to a pogrom.”
Additional translations
pogromerRare; s’emploie surtout dans un contexte historique ou journalistique.
pogromadjective
Used attributively to describe things relating to or characteristic of a pogrom.
Pogrom violence erupted across the region.
Une violence pogromique a éclaté dans toute la région.

Definitions

pogromnoun
An organized massacre or violent attack against a particular ethnic group, especially Jews, often with the tacit approval or indifference of authorities.
The pogrom left the community devastated and in fear for their lives.
pogromverb
To carry out a pogrom against (a group); to massacre or violently persecute systematically.
Paramilitary units pogromed the village’s minority population.
pogromadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a pogrom.
Pogrom violence erupted across the region.
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