Institutionalized

Pronunciation: /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəˌlaɪzd/

Institutionalized (adjective)

  1. living in a hospital or similar place for a long time.
  2. made part of an organization or system, often accepted as normal.

Examples

  • He became institutionalized after years in the facility.
  • She felt institutionalized after living in the care home.

Common collocations: institutionalized care, institutionalized patient, institutionalized racism, institutionalized norms, institutionalized system

Synonyms of Institutionalized

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Institutionalized

  • when something established is taken apart
  • when a practice or system is ended