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
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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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Therefore a negative or bearish divergence was formed.
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Tom Aspray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Nike Athletic footwear and apparel label Nike is another stock that Teng likes, despite bearish sentiments in Wall Street.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The bearish take is not necessarily supported by the data.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Though prices are rising this week, the supply-and-demand outlook looks bearish, even as Israel is still expected to retaliate against Iran for the Islamic Republic’s Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
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Tom Aspray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Nike Athletic footwear and apparel label Nike is another stock that Teng likes, despite bearish sentiments in Wall Street.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The bearish take is not necessarily supported by the data.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Though prices are rising this week, the supply-and-demand outlook looks bearish, even as Israel is still expected to retaliate against Iran for the Islamic Republic’s Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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