institutionalized
Collocations
4ADJ.
green, likely, long, thorough
VERB + INSTITUTIONALIZED
abandon, get, need
INSTITUTIONALIZED + NOUN
criminality, euthanasia, violence
PREP.
after
Definitions
adj
Having been established as an institution.
It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices.
Having been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum.
Once a potential employer learns that you've been institutionalized, you can forget about getting the job.
Having become dependent after a long time in, and unable to function outside of an institution, especially a prison.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — officially placed in or committed to a specialized instituti
- institutionalised
adjective — given the character of an institution or incorporated into a
- institutionalised
Antonyms
- noninstitutionalized
- noninstitutionalised
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices.
WiktionaryOnce a potential employer learns that you've been institutionalized, you can forget about getting the job.
WiktionaryMary had to be institutionalized after a thorough psychiatric evaluation.
Tatoeba · #2476522Your yelling and howling is called a psychosis. I ask, I beg you to see a therapist before you get institutionalized.
Tatoeba · #5880261Some sociopaths need to be institutionalized.
Tatoeba · #9777524In the sci-fi movie Soylent Green, there is institutionalized euthanasia because of overpopulation.
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