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bearishness
bear·ish
/
ˈbɛər
ɪʃ
/
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[
bair
-ish
]
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adjective
1.
like a
bear
; rough, burly, or clumsy.
2.
Informal.
grumpy, bad-mannered, or rude.
3.
Commerce
.
a.
declining or tending toward a decline in prices.
b.
characterized by or reflecting unfavorable prospects for the economy or some aspect of it:
a bearish market.
Origin:
1735–45;
bear
2
+
-ish
1
Related forms
bear·ish·ly,
adverb
bear·ish·ness,
noun
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bearish
(ˈbɛərɪʃ)
—
adj
1.
like a bear; rough; clumsy; churlish
2.
stock exchange
causing, expecting, or characterized by a fall in prices:
a bearish market
'bearishly
—
adv
'bearishness
—
n
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bearish
(ˈbɛərɪʃ)
—
adj
1.
like a bear; rough; clumsy; churlish
2.
stock exchange
causing, expecting, or characterized by a fall in prices:
a bearish market
'bearishly
—
adv
'bearishness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
bearish
"grumpy, surly," 1744, from
bear
(n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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