bear ‧ ish /ˈbeərɪʃ $ ˈber-/ BrE AmE adjective
a) a bearish market is one where the prices of ↑ share s are decreasing ⇨ bullish
b) someone who is bearish expects the price of business shares to go down ⇨ bullish
—bearishly adverb
—bearishness noun [uncountable]