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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It thinks that reflects moves between individual stocks rather than a broadbased rise in bearish positioning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
“You don’t need to be bearish to want some insurance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
GraniteShares, Direxion and Defiance plan to launch such ETFs that make bullish or bearish bets on Anthropic once it’s public, filings show.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
When I wrote about this indicator nearly one year ago, the ratio had fallen by nearly half over the prior 12 months — and, consequently, painted a bearish picture.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
A bearish black man pushed a dolly with a speaker on it toward him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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