bearish

/ˈbeərɪʃ/

/ˈberɪʃ/ adjective FINANCE, STOCK MARKET

Definition

› expecting prices on a financial market to go down: bearish comments/news/predictions Technology stocks had another bad day after yet more bearish news from America.bearish analysts/brokers/investors Some of the buying came from previously bearish investors.remain/turn bearish on sth They remain bearish on financial stocks because of the state of the economy.

› expecting that something will not be successful: bearish about sth Analysts were bearish about the merger's prospects in the light of the news.bearish on sth A rash of new data has stoked debate over whether overseas investors are growing dangerously bearish on the U.S. economy. → Compare bullish

(Definition of bearish adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)