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bearishness

  • a word derived from bearish.
    bearish
    adjective
    like a bear; rough, burly, or clumsy.

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It nevertheless seems a good bet that, sooner or later and quite likely sooner, the market will succumb to the gravitational pull of insider bearishness.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Like Goldman, valuation is one reason for Wall Street’s bearishness.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

The construct of volatility derivative was teetering on the brink of severe bearishness a week ago.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025

There was a lot of bearishness ahead of the results, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

I begin to fear that I shall slay no other than my proper personal bearishness.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 by Various