institutionalized

English

Verb

institutionalized

1. simple past and past participle of institutionalize

Adjective

institutionalized (comparative more institutionalized, superlative most institutionalized)

1. Having been established as an institution.

   It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices.

2. 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.

3. (psychology) Having become dependent after a long time in, and unable to function outside of an institution, especially a prison.

Derived terms

• noninstitutionalized

 

References

• “institutionalized”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.