Word: deinstitutionalization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
in
sti
tu
tion
al
iz
a
tion
Definition: the process of abolishing a practice that has been considered a norm
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: institute
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnstitūtum
Language: la
Decoded: institutum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: habit
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process