incurred

[in-kurd] / ɪnˈkɜrd /

VERB

bring upon oneself

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire arouse earn obtain provoke

STRONG

catch contract draw gain get induce

WEAK

be subjected to bring down on expose oneself to meet with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit lose

STRONG

discourage miss misunderstand pass push

Example Sentences

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Hamilton also elaborated on a remark he had made after his win in Barcelona about having incurred an injury at the track last year.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

"So many losses have been incurred, the contractors have even left their advance money," Shakeel said.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

The 2024-25 NFL season featured the most “customer-friendly” outcomes that online sportsbooks had ever seen; sportsbooks incurred hundreds in millions of dollars worth of losses after a string of overfavorable outcomes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Ford incurred about $2 billion on tariffs last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The king’s men had incurred Stannis’s ire on Dragonstone if the talk Jon heard was true.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin