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institutionalized
institutionalized MAINLY DISAPPROVING (UK USUALLY institutionalised) /ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən.ə.laɪzd/ aep /-ˈtuː-/ adjective
► F0 If someone becomes institutionalized, they gradually become less able to think and act independently, because they have lived for a long time under the rules of an institution: » We need to avoid long-stay patients in the hospital becoming institutionalized.Thesaurus+: ↑Of unsound mind , ↑Stupid and silly |