I. pəˈgräm, (ˈ)pō|gräm, ˈpōgrəm sometimes ˈpägrəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: Yiddish, from Russian, literally, devastation, destruction, from po- like (from po on, at, according to) + grom thunder; akin to Old English of of, from, off, and to Old Slavic gromŭ thunder, Old English grimm grim — more at of , grim
: an organized massacre and looting of helpless people usually with the connivance of officials ; specifically : such a massacre of Jews
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to massacre in a pogrom