ascriptively assigned

/əˈskrɪptɪvli əˈsaɪnd/

adjective phrase

  1. Given or attributed to someone based on birth, identity, inherent characteristics, or other factors considered beyond their control, rather than on their choices, actions, or achievements.

    C1

    usually used before a nounformal; academic

    • "Race and family background are often ascriptively assigned characteristics."B2
    • "In that society, social status was ascriptively assigned rather than earned through personal achievement."C1
    • "She was ascriptively assigned the role of the team leader because of her gender, not her skills."B2

Collocations

ascriptively assigned statusascriptively assigned identityascriptively assigned characteristics

Word family

ascribeascriptionascriptiveascribed