intj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ɪ.tiz/
Received-Pronunciation:/pɹaɪˈɒɹ.(ə.)tiz/
General-American:/pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)tiz/
General-American:[pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)ɾiz]
dialectal:/pɹaɪˈɑɹ.(ə.)tiz/of the US
dialectal:[pɹaɪˈɑɹ.(ə.)ɾiz]of the US
Australian:/pɹɑeˈɔɹ.(ə.)tiz/
Australian:[pɹɑeˈɔɹ.(ə.)ɾiz]
New-Zealand:/pɹaɪˈɒɹ.(ə.)tiz/
New-Zealand:[pɹɑe̯ˈɔ̟ɹ.(ə.)ɾiz]
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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intj
Meaning 1
An expression, chiefly unfriendly, remarking disagreement with someone else's order of priorities; that someone takes the wrong action compared to something else, or in the wrong order. Get your priorities straight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
The house was on fire, but Alex still insisted to complete that game before evacuating. Priorities.
So you decided to buy a fancy teacup instead of paying rent? Well, I mean... priorities.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
plural of priority
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
