1
: having qualities like a bear
—used especially to describe a large man
a grumpy, bearish old man
2
: expecting the price of stocks to go down
bearish investors
: characterized by falling stock prices
The market has been bearish lately.
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/bearish. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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