bearish

American  

[bair-ish] / ˈbɛər ɪʃ /

adjective

1. like a bear; rough, burly, or clumsy.

2. Informal. grumpy, bad-mannered, or rude.

3. Commerce.

   1. declining or tending toward a decline in prices.

   2. characterized by or reflecting unfavorable prospects for the economy or some aspect of it.

      a bearish market.

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bearish British  

/ ˈbɛərɪʃ /

adjective

1. like a bear; rough; clumsy; churlish

2. stock exchange causing, expecting, or characterized by a fall in prices

   a bearish market

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Other Word Forms

• bearishly adverb
• bearishness noun

Etymology

Origin of bearish

First recorded in 1735–45; bear ² + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

“However, the longer this goes on without any U.S. intervention, the risk premium will continue to fade, allowing more bearish fundamentals to dominate.”

From The Wall Street Journal

There are two of these measures — and the weighted ratio is more bearish as it continues to rise.

From MarketWatch

Notice the weakness commenced with a bearish evening star completed on Oct.

From Barron's

The pattern began with a bearish dark cloud cover candle on Feb. 27, making it important that this area doesn’t evolve into a double top with current prices.

From Barron's

U.S. inventory data looked “bearish across the board,” the firm adds, as crude stocks rose by 3.4 million barrels and gasoline stocks jumped by 9 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal

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