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bearishness

bearishness

6.9
A general feeling that things will turn out badly
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛrɪʃnəs/
translation icon : pesimismo
  • Many investors express their bearishness about the stock market's future performance.

Examples

  • A rather stark contrast to my untutored performance in April/May 2009, after I had written to you to explain how wrong-headed your bearishness was.

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  • Her bearishness about the economy made her hesitant to make new purchases.

  • The bearishness in the market led analysts to predict lower profits for many companies.

Synonyms

negativity
vsbearishness
57 4.7

A habit of expecting bad things and saying no to ideas

is about expecting bad future outcomes rather than resisting ideas
pessimism
vsbearishness
28 4.6

A way of thinking that expects bad things to happen

centres more on expecting bad future outcomes than general criticism
negative attitude
vsbearishness
10 3.5

A way of thinking that expects bad things to happen

is more about anticipating bad outcomes than unhelpful behavior
negative outlook
vsbearishness
1 4.7

A tendency to expect bad things to happen

is specifically about expecting bad future outcomes
gloominess
vsbearishness
1 3.4

A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place

is about predicting bad future results rather than feeling sad
Pessi attitude
vsbearishness
9.9

A negative way of thinking that expects bad things to happen

focuses especially on expecting bad results in the future

Antonyms

optimism
209 2.8

A tendency to expect good results and see the positive side of things

How Pessimistic

pessimism
28 4.6
bearishness
6.9
neutrality
22 4.4
optimism
209 2.8

Surface Forms

bearishness singular
bearishnesses plural

Morphology

bearishness = bearish (semi-transparent) = bear + ish + ness

Formed by adding a noun-forming suffix '-ness' to 'bearish'; the adjective 'bearish' is metaphorical for pessimism, so the overall step is regular though the adjective's meaning is partly figurative.

Etymology

Bearishness comes from bear plus -ish and -ness. A bear is an animal people often picture as slow or gloomy, so being 'bearish' means expecting bad things, and bearishness is that habit of negative thinking.