Meanings
nounprioritization (countable and uncountable, plural prioritizations)
plural prioritizations · alternative prioritisation
- countableuncountableThe process of assigning priorities to things or tasks.
Many autistic individuals without a PTSD diagnosis may actually meet criteria for PTSD but have not received an official diagnosis, potentially due to stronger prioritization of the primary diagnosis of autism.
2025 May 17, Emily Hotez, Rebecca K. Tsevat, Sha Tao, Jenny Mai Phan, Philip Smith, Tammy Shen, Jonas Ventimiglia, Liliana Rivera, Hailey Kissner, Lisa A. Croen, Lindsay Shea, “Autism, Obesity, and PTSD Among Adolescents and Young Adults: An Analysis of National Medicaid Claims Data”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, →DOI
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Translations
Catalan priorització
- prioritzacióprocess of assigning priorities to things or tasks
Czech priorizace, prioritizace
- priorizaceprocess of assigning priorities to things or tasks
- prioritizaceprocess of assigning priorities to things or tasks
Finnish priorisointi
- priorisointiprocess of assigning priorities to things or tasks
French priorisation
- priorisationprocess of assigning priorities to things or tasks
German Priorisierung
- Priorisierungprocess of assigning priorities to things or tasks
Italian priorizzazione
- priorizzazioneprocess of assigning priorities to things or tasks
Portuguese priorização, prioritização
- priorizaçãoprocess of assigning priorities to things or tasks
- prioritizaçãoprocess of assigning priorities to things or tasks
Russian приоритиза́ция
- приоритиза́ция (prioritizácija)process of assigning priorities to things or tasks
Spanish priorización
- priorizaciónprocess of assigning priorities to things or tasks
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APA
prioritization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prioritization
MLA
“prioritization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prioritization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prioritization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prioritization.
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