bearish

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English bear Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English bearish From bear + -ish.

1. Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy.
2. Characterized by or expecting falling prices.

   “At the start of the year, Bridgewater turned bearish on U.S. bonds and built up a short position.”

3. Pessimistic about the future.

   “The Germans were downcast because of Eastern Europe and Helmut Schmidt's decline, the Arabs were depressed because of oil and Iraq, the French were bearish because of their government; only the British seemed a little upbeat, but that was before the Falkland Islands incident.”