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# pogrom

noun (a pogrom, pogroms)

«pogrom» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pogrom is a violent attack by a mob on a group of people because of their religion or people, in which homes and shops are destroyed and people are hurt or killed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pogrom/#m1)
2. The word was first used for attacks on Jewish people in the Russian Empire, including in towns that are now in Ukraine, in the 1800s and early 1900s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pogrom/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons a pogrom is a terrible event of hatred and persecution; the word tells the reader that innocent people were attacked for who they were, often while the authorities did nothing or helped. Kristallnacht in Germany in 1938 was a pogrom against Jews. Lessons use it to teach why prejudice is dangerous.

### Examples

- A pogrom is an attack on people just because of their religion or background. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pogrom/#x1)
- Many Jewish families left the Russian Empire after pogroms destroyed their homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pogrom/#x2)
- Kristallnacht in 1938 was a pogrom against Jewish people in Germany. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pogrom/#x3)
- During the pogrom, shops were smashed and families were hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pogrom/#x4)
- My great-grandparents moved to America to escape the pogroms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pogrom/#x5)
- The museum taught us how hatred can grow into a pogrom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pogrom/#x6)
- Remembering the pogroms helps people stand up against prejudice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pogrom/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a pogrom, pogroms. It is a Russian word meaning "destruction", "to wreak havoc". Use it carefully and only for real mob attacks on a group; it is not a word for an ordinary fight or riot.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pogrom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pogrom/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pogrom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pogrom.html) on Mova free.