[puh-gruhm, -grom, poh-] 
| an organized massacre, esp. of Jews. |
| po·grom (pə-grŏm', pō'grəm) n. An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially one conducted against Jews. [Russian, outrage, havoc, from pogromit', to wreak havoc : po-, adverbial pref. (from po, next to; see apo- in Indo-European roots) + gromit', to outrage, wreak havoc (from grom, thunder).] po·grom' v. |