an occasion in which a large group of people are killed according to an official plan because of their race or religion, especially Jews in Russia in the 19th century and early 20th century
Synonyms and related words
Race relations, racism and religious hatred
anglophobe
anti-Semite
anti-Semitic
pogrom
noun countable
US /ˈpoʊɡrəm/
Word Forms
singular
pogrom
plural
pogroms
DEFINITIONS1
1
an occasion in which a large group of people are killed according to an official plan because of their race or religion, especially Jews in Russia in the 19th century and early 20th century