Word: institutionalization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
sti
tu
tion
al
i
za
tion
Definition: the process of committing a person to a facility where their freedom to leave will be restrained, usually a mental hospital
Morphemes:
Affix: institute
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The building housing such an institution
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnstitūtum
Language: la
Decoded: institutum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: institution
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