bearish

adjective

bear·​ish ˈber-ish How to pronounce bearish (audio)
1
: resembling a bear in build or in roughness, gruffness, or surliness
a bearish man
2
a
: marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices (as in a stock market)
bearish investors
bearishly adverb
bearishness noun

Examples of bearish in a Sentence

The market has been bearish lately. some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office
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And more losses could be on the way, as the stock is now flashing a historically bearish signal. Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Therefore a negative or bearish divergence was formed. Tom Aspray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Nike Athletic footwear and apparel label Nike is another stock that Teng likes, despite bearish sentiments in Wall Street. Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024 The bearish take is not necessarily supported by the data. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bearish 

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bearish was in 1607

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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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