pogrom

Meanings

Plural: pogroms

Noun

organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews.
An antisemitic hate crime with a large death toll, irrespective of the number of perpetrators.

Verb

To persecute or massacre a particular group of people.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 11

pogrom is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pogrom is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pogrom is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

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