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bearish
adjective bear·ish \ˈber-ish\
: having qualities like a bear
: expecting the price of stocks to go down : characterized by falling stock prices
Full Definition of BEARISH
1
: resembling a bear in build or in roughness, gruffness, or surliness <a bearish man>
2
a : marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices (as in a stock market) <bearish investors> b : pessimistic
— bear·ish·ly adverb
— bear·ish·ness noun
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First Known Use of BEARISH
1744
Related to BEARISH
- Synonyms
- pessimistic, defeatist, despairing, downbeat, hopeless
- Antonyms
- hopeful, optimistic, Panglossian, Pollyanna, Pollyannaish (also Polyannish), rose-colored, rosy, upbeat
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