Dictionary

prioritization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /prʌɪˌɒrətʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English prioritize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English prioritization From prioritize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The 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:

Forms

Deriveds

reprioritization · deprioritization

Relateds

prioritize

Translations (12)

ca priorització (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · es priorización (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · fr priorisation (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · cs prioritizace (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · pt prioritização (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · gl priorización (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · it priorizzazione (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · de Priorisierung (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · ru приоритиза́ция (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · pt priorização (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · cs priorizace (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks) · fi priorisointi (process of assigning priorities to things or tasks)