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
bearishly
adverb
bearishness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of bearish in a Sentence
The market has been bearish lately.
some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office
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The social media firm was used by retail investors in 2021 to coordinate and target highly shorted stocks, in turn hurting bearish hedge funds in what culminated into a battle between Wall Street and Main Street.
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Medha Singh, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The bearish sentiment spread throughout the crypto market, sending Ether, the second largest cryptocurrency, to below $3,000 after a 4% drop in the morning.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 1 May 2024
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Medha Singh, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The bearish sentiment spread throughout the crypto market, sending Ether, the second largest cryptocurrency, to below $3,000 after a 4% drop in the morning.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 1 May 2024
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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