institutionalized
adjective /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪzd/
/ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪzd/
(British English also institutionalised)
- (usually disapproving) that has happened or been done for so long that it is considered normal
- institutionalized racism
- (of people) not able to live and think independently because they have spent so long in an institution
- institutionalized patients