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institutionalization

Syllables: in·stit·u·tion·a·liz·a·tion/ˌɪnstɪˌtjuːʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

institutionalization noun: the process of establishing a practice as a norm.

Noun

institutionalization (countable and uncountable, plural institutionalizations)

  1. The process of establishing a practice as a norm.
    • The government began the institutionalization of background checks for internet users.
  2. The process of committing a person to a facility where their freedom to leave will be restrained, usually a mental hospital.
    • The institutionalization of Syd Barrett was a major event in the history of the rock group Pink Floyd.
  3. The presence of social deficits or disabilities as a result of a long period spent in a prison, mental hospitals, etc.

institutionalization meaning in Tamil and Bengali

institutionalization in Tamil

அமைப்புமுறை ஆக்குதல்

institutionalization in Bengali

প্রাতিষ্ঠানিকীকরণ, প্রতিষ্ঠানে স্থাপন

Synonyms of institutionalization

Forms of institutionalization

pluralinstitutionalizations
alternative Commonwealthinstitutionalisation

Origin of institutionalization

From institutional + -ization.

Words formed from institutionalization

Questions about institutionalization

What does institutionalization mean?
Institutionalization means the process of establishing a practice as a norm.
What is institutionalization in Tamil?
Institutionalization in Tamil is அமைப்புமுறை ஆக்குதல். See Institutionalization meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is institutionalization?
Institutionalization is a noun.
How do you pronounce institutionalization?
Institutionalization is pronounced /ˌɪnstɪˌtjuːʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of institutionalization?
The plural of institutionalization is institutionalizations.

Words near institutionalization in the dictionary

  1. institutionalists
  2. institutionalities
  3. institutionality
  4. institutionalizability
  5. institutionalizable
  6. institutionalization
  7. institutionalizations
  8. institutionalize
  9. institutionalized
  10. institutionalizer
  11. institutionalizers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: institutionalization (page history and authors); institutionalization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); institutionalization (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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