bearish

adjective

bear·​ish ˈber-ish 

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

: pessimistic

bearishly adverb

bearishness noun

Synonyms

• defeatist
• despairing
• downbeat
• hopeless
• pessimistic

Examples of bearish in a Sentence

The market has been bearish lately.

some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office

Recent Examples on the Web

In my advance/decline analysis, a bearish or negative divergence would not be confirmed and new action not be warranted unless the A/D lines dropped below the prior lows. —Tom Aspray, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024

The company did not respond to requests for comment from CNBC Pro. Edgar Allen, founder and chief investment officer of High Ground Investment Management, revealed his firm’s bearish stance on Cargojet during the Sohn investment conference earlier this month. —Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024

Goldman’s latest forecast comes after an especially bearish view from October that projected a 3% nominal return over the next 10 years. —Paolo Confino, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024

And more losses could be on the way, as the stock is now flashing a historically bearish signal. —Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1