bearish
Americanadjective
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like a bear; rough, burly, or clumsy.
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Informal. grumpy, bad-mannered, or rude.
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Commerce.
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declining or tending toward a decline in prices.
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characterized by or reflecting unfavorable prospects for the economy or some aspect of it.
a bearish market.
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adjective
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like a bear; rough; clumsy; churlish
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stock exchange causing, expecting, or characterized by a fall in prices
a bearish market
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“That’s the bearish argument. But there is no evidence of that yet. We still have the acceleration underway. We are in a boom. We are in the ‘Roaring ’20s.’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Ritter noted in an email that a decline over the first six months after an IPO is a mildly bearish indicator of the stock’s likely performance over the next six months.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Of the 29 analysts who cover Sandisk, 23 are bullish and five are neutral, while only one is bearish.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Oil futures settled lower while largely shrugging off developments that would usually be bearish for prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
There’s always profit-taking or the federal deficit or something or other to account for a bearish turn, and improved corporate earnings or interest rates or whatever to account for a bullish one.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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