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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The result validates the thesis of bearish investors heading into the trial, Jefferies analyst Akash Tewari wrote in a note to clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Should that occur, the next major target could be 5%, an area briefly reached during the first week of November 2023 before a bearish evening star triggered a sharp reversal.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The setup has improved since TNX broke above a bearish descending triangle in mid-March, a move that helped form the current bull flag pattern.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“Stronger evidence of weakening fundamentals or negative price momentum would be needed to justify a more bearish signal,” Goldman said.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
She said she’d married a bearish man in an amusement park and that he’d planned to escape Cuba, to take a fishing boat north and go ice skating.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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