bearish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English bear Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English bearish From bear + -ish.
Meanings
- Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy.
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(of the price of financial instruments) 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.
2011 July 18, John Cassidy, “Mastering the Machine”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN:
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(broadly) 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.
2014, Barton Biggs, Biggs on Finance, Economics, and the Stock Market: Barton's Market Chronicles from the Morgan Stanley Years, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most bearish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more bearish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
bullish (antonym(s) of “stock market”)
Deriveds
unbearish · bearishness · bearishly
Translations (11)
ru медве́жий (having the qualities of a bear) · es bajista (characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument) · fi laskujohteinen (characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument) · fi laskeva (characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument) · ka დათვური (having the qualities of a bear) · es osuno (having the qualities of a bear) · ja 弱気 (characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument) · ga béarúil (having the qualities of a bear) · fr baissier (characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument) · es pesimista (characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument) · es ursino (having the qualities of a bear)