deinstitutionalization
/dˌiˌɪnstɪtˌuʃənələzˈeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
9
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process of converting daily care for intellectually disabled people and mental health care for psychiatric patients from an institution-based model (focused largely on sequestering them in mental hospitals) to a community-based model (in which they live in small group homes or private residences to the greatest feasible extent).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The government began the deinstitutionalization of background checks for certain Federal jobs."
- "By the 1970s, calls for deinstitutionalization had grown strong enough to yield systemic changes."
- "The deinstitutionalization of minor offenders helps reduce prison overcrowding."
- "After thirty years in the asylum, deinstitutionalization would present many problems."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English institution English -al English institutional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English institutionalize English deinstitutionalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English deinstitutionalization From deinstitutionalize + -ation.