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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bearish.wav [US] Forms: more bearish [comparative], most bearish [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *berô Proto-West Germanic *berō Old English bera Middle English bere English bear Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English bearish From bear + -ish. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bear<id:animal>|-ish|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *berô Proto-West Germanic *berō Old English bera Middle English bere English bear Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English bearish [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "brown", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰerH-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "pierce", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰerH-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "wild", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ǵʰwer-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*berô", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*berō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "bera", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bear", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ish", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "pertaining to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "pertaining to", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-iskos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-iskaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-isk", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-isċ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isch", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bearish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bearish"> From bear + -ish., {{ety|en|:af|bear<id:animal>|-ish|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *berô Proto-West Germanic *berō Old English bera Middle English bere English bear Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English bearish From bear + -ish. Head templates: {{en-adj}} bearish (comparative more bearish, superlative most bearish)
  1. Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy. Translations (having the qualities of a bear): დათვური (datvuri) (Georgian), béarúil (Irish), медве́жий (medvéžij) (Russian), ursino (Spanish), osuno (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bearish-en-adj-6Scf~n7K Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 20 43 36 Disambiguation of 'having the qualities of a bear': 73 19 8
  2. (stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by or expecting falling prices. Translations (characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument): laskeva (Finnish), laskujohteinen (Finnish), baissier (French), 弱気 (yowaki) (Japanese), bajista (Spanish), pesimista (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bearish-en-adj-LNOlsDh7 Categories (other): Stock market, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 34 43 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 34 45 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 34 45 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 35 46 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 47 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 44 29 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 46 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 50 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 45 29 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 21 53 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 22 56 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 49 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 49 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 20 43 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 50 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 50 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 57 22 Topics: business, finance, stock-market Disambiguation of 'characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument': 14 78 8
  3. (by extension) Pessimistic about the future. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-bearish-en-adj-rrPMFAPL Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ish, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 28 29 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 20 43 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bearishly, bearishness, unbearish
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations"
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    },
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    }
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    ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "bere",
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      "bear",
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    ],
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      "*-iskaz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-iskaz#Proto-Germanic:_pertaining_to"
    ],
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      "*-isk",
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    ],
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      "-isċ",
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      "-isch",
      "-isch#Middle_English:_adjective"
    ],
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      "-ish",
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "datvuri",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a bear",
      "word": "დათვური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a bear",
      "word": "béarúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "medvéžij",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a bear",
      "word": "медве́жий"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "having the qualities of a bear",
      "word": "ursino"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "having the qualities of a bear",
      "word": "osuno"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument",
      "word": "laskeva"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument",
      "word": "laskujohteinen"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument",
      "word": "baissier"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "yowaki",
      "sense": "characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument",
      "word": "弱気"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument",
      "word": "bajista"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "characterized by the falling price of a financial instrument",
      "word": "pesimista"
    }
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}

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