deinstitutionalization
noun
deinstitutionalization is spelled D-E-I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 22 letters and 9 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deinstitutionalization means “The process of abolishing a practice that has been considered a norm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deinstitutionalization is deinstitutionalizations.
How many letters and syllables are in deinstitutionalization?
| Letters | 22: D-E-I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 9 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deinstitutionalization?
Deinstitutionalization appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deinstitutionalization?
Deinstitutionalization has 9 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of deinstitutionalization
- deinstitutionalizations plural
- deinstitutionalisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deinstitutionalization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of abolishing a practice that has been considered a norm.
The government began the deinstitutionalization of background checks for certain Federal jobs.
- 2
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).
By the 1970s, calls for deinstitutionalization had grown strong enough to yield systemic changes.
- 3
The process of releasing a person from a facility where their freedom to leave has been restrained.
The deinstitutionalization of minor offenders helps reduce prison overcrowding.
- 4
The process of reducing a person's dependence on an institutional environment.
After thirty years in the asylum, deinstitutionalization would present many problems.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).