Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

institutionalized

/ˌɪnstɪtˈuʃənəlˌaɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: in-sti-tu-tion-al-ized
IPA: /ˌɪnstɪtˈuʃənəlˌaɪzd/

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of institutionalize

adj

Having been established as an institution.

adj

Having been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum.

adj

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

Example Sentences

"It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices."
"Once a potential employer learns that you've been institutionalized, you can forget about getting the job."

Inflected Forms

more institutionalized (comparative) most institutionalized (superlative)

Derived Forms

noninstitutionalized postinstitutionalized uninstitutionalized

Synonyms

institutionalised

Questions

How do you pronounce institutionalized?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnstɪtˈuʃənəlˌaɪzd/.
What does institutionalized mean?: simple past and past participle of institutionalize

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