pogrom

/'pɔgrəm/
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Definition

Noun: 1. An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a particular ethnic group, especially one targeting Jewish people. - This term historically refers to violent attacks, including destruction of property, assault, and murder, directed against a specific community, with Jews being the most frequent historical target. The attacks are typically carried out with the tacit or explicit approval of authorities.

Usage
  • The word is used as a countable noun to describe specific historical events or acts of mass violence.
  • It is most accurately applied to describe the anti-Jewish riots in the Russian Empire and Eastern Europe, but can be used more broadly for similar organized persecutions of other minority groups.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The Kishinev pogrom of 1903 resulted in the deaths of dozens of Jewish people.
    • Historians study the pogroms to understand the roots of ethnic violence.
    • The mob carried out a brutal pogrom against the minority community.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be a victim of a pogrom": to suffer during such an organized attack.
    • Her grandparents were victims of a pogrom in Eastern Europe.
  • "pogrom-like violence": violence that resembles or has the characteristics of a pogrom.
    • The sudden outbreak of pogrom-like violence terrified the population.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pogromist (noun, rare): A person who participates in or instigates a pogrom.
  • While "pogrom" is a specific historical term, related concepts include genocide (the deliberate killing of a large group of people), ethnic cleansing (the forced removal of an ethnic group from an area), and massacre (an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people).
Synonyms
  • Massacre: An indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people.
  • Persecution: Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.
  • Atrocity: An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically involving physical violence or injury.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • To unleash a pogrom: To initiate or allow such violent persecution to begin.
    • The inflammatory rhetoric helped to unleash a pogrom.
  • The wave of pogroms: Referring to a series of such attacks occurring in a specific period or region.
    • The wave of pogroms in 1881 forced many families to flee.
Noun
  1. organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)

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