deep-seated

[ deep-see-tid ]

/ ˈdipˈsi tɪd /

firmly implanted or established: a deep-seated sense of loyalty.

Origin of deep-seated

First recorded in 1735–45

On a Freudian level, this social stigma against bad mothers reflects a deep-seated anxiety about maternal relationships.

Postpartum Stigma: Why My Patient Committed Suicide |Jean Kim |August 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“It is the sign of a deep-seated corruption infecting all life,” writes Davidson.

The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God |Tim Townsend |March 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But these observers don't all have the influence of some Washington pundits, whose skepticism was deep-seated.

Who's Dismissing the Iranian Elections? |Ali Gharib |June 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Also, the statement runs against their deep-seated instinct to keep intra-Jewish conflicts out of the public eye.

Orthodox Rabbis Say Gay ‘Cure’ Therapy Doesn’t Work |Jay Michaelson |December 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Given how deep-seated all this is, I'm not sure that I have a solution.

Why Does Everyone Hate Women? |Megan McArdle |October 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Then that unfortunate episode had not cost her any deep-seated grief.

A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg |Amanda M. Douglas
The long-standing and deep-seated problems of agriculture have been forthrightly attacked.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various
The neglect of the deep-seated active and motor factors of experience is a fatal defect of the traditional empirical philosophy.

Democracy and Education |John Dewey
The religious sentiment appears, on the whole, to have been strong and deep-seated among the Assyrians.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria |George Rawlinson
It required also deep-seated iniquity of heart, and in this there was no lack, for they were the sublimation of depravity.

Secret Band of Brothers |Jonathan Harrington Green