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pogrom

/ˈpɒɡrəm/

/ˈpoʊɡrəm/

pogromnoun

pogroms

/ˈpɒɡrəm/

/ˈpoʊɡrəm/

Translations

погром

The pogrom in the city left many families devastated.

Погром в городе оставил многие семьи в отчаянии.

Additional translations

беспорядки

резня

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

pogromverb

pogromed

Past Simple

pogromed

Past Participle

pogroming

Gerund

/ˈpɒɡrəm/

/ˈpoʊɡrəm/

Rare but attested transitive verb meaning “to subject a group to a pogrom.”

Definitions

To carry out a pogrom against (a group); to massacre or violently persecute systematically.

Paramilitary units pogromed the village’s minority population.

pogromadjective

Used attributively to describe things relating to or characteristic of a pogrom.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a pogrom.

Pogrom violence erupted across the region.