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pogrom (iou)



pogrom noun & verb. E20.
[Russian = devastation, from gromit' destroy by violent means.]
A. noun.
An organized massacre in Russia, orig. and esp. of Jews. E20.
gen. An organized, officially tolerated, attack on any community or group. E20.
b. verb trans. Massacre or destroy in a pogrom. E20.
pogromist noun an organizer of or participant in a pogrom E20.