bearish
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bearish
adjective more bearish · most bearish
- Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy.
- Characterized by or expecting falling prices. At the start of the year, Bridgewater turned bearish on U.S. bonds and built up a short position.
- Pessimistic about the future. The Germans were downcast because of Eastern Europe and Helmut Schmidt's decline, the Arabs were depressed because of oil and Iraq, the French were bearish because of their government; only the British seemed a little upbeat, but that was before the Falkland Islands incident.
Opposite: bullish
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adjective
Opposite: bullish
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Talk about this word "bearish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bearish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bearish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bearish "bearish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bearish.
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@misc{bearish_2026,
title = {bearish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bearish},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
