DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION


Meaning of DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˌtü-shə-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌtyü- ]

noun

Date: 1955

1. : the release of institutionalized individuals from institutional care (as in a psychiatric hospital) to care in the community

2. : the reform or modification of an institution to remove or disguise its institutional character

• de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize -ˈtü-shə-nə-ˌlīz, -ˈtyü- transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.