pogrom

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noun

A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group (usually Jews).

OriginYiddish פּאָגראָם ← Russian погро́м →
UncommonFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounpogrom (plural pogroms)

plural pogroms

  1. A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group (usually Jews).First known use 19th c.
  2. An antisemitic hate crime with a large death toll, irrespective of the number of perpetrators.
    1 more example

    More strikingly, when blood ran on the streets of Pittsburgh after the pogrom at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018, Trump did not meet with community leaders of the Pittsburgh Jewish community, nor the family members of the dead, nor even the city’s mayor. He spoke with Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States.

    2019 July 17, Talia Lavin, “When Non-Jews Wield Anti-Semitism as Political Shield”, in GQ, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2019
verbpogrom (third-person singular simple present pogroms, present participle pogroming, simple past and past participle pogromed)

present singular third person pogroms · participle present pogroming · participle past pogromed · past pogromed

  1. transitiveTo persecute or massacre a particular group of people.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pogromize

Origin

  1. Russianпогро́м
  2. Yiddishפּאָגראָם
  3. Englishpogrom

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

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Translations

Arabic مَذْبَحَة, بُوجْرُوم
  • مَذْبَحَة (maḏbaḥa)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
  • بُوجْرُوم (būjrūm)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
  • بُوغْرُوم (būḡrūm)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Bulgarian погро́м
  • погро́м (pogróm)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Catalan pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Chinese Mandarin 大屠殺 /大屠杀
  • 大屠殺 /大屠杀 (dàtúshā)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Czech pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Danish pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Dutch pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Esperanto pogromo
  • pogromoriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Estonian pogromm
  • pogrommriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Finnish vaino, pogromi
  • vainoriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
  • pogromiriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
French pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
German Pogrom
  • Pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Greek πογκρόμ
  • πογκρόμ (pogkróm)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Hebrew פּוֹגְרוֹם
  • פּוֹגְרוֹם (pogróm)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Hindi पोग्रोम
  • पोग्रोम (pogrom)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Hungarian pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Italian pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Japanese ポグロム
  • ポグロム (poguromu)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Korean 포그롬
  • 포그롬 (pogeurom)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Latvian pogroms
  • pogromsriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Lithuanian pogromas
  • pogromasriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Norwegian Bokmål pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Persian پوگْروم
  • پوگْروم (pogrom)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Polish pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Portuguese pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Romanian pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Russian погро́м
  • погро́м (pogróm)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Slovak pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Spanish pogromo
  • pogromoriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Swedish pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Thai โพกรม
  • โพกรม (poo-grom)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Turkish pogrom
  • pogromriot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Ukrainian погро́м
  • погро́м (pohróm)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Urdu پوگْروم
  • پوگْروم (pogrom)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Yiddish פּאָגראָם
  • פּאָגראָם (pogrom)riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews
Cite this entry
APA

pogrom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pogrom

MLA

“pogrom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pogrom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pogrom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pogrom.

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