bearishnessn.
/ˈbɛːrᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈbɛrɪʃnᵻs/ 1. The state or quality of being bearish in manner or temper; incivility, uncouthness; surliness.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > surliness
churlnessa1500
churlishness1528
carlishness1552
surliness1587
insuavity1624
gruffness1691
chuffiness1731
bearishness1740
beardom1840
gruffiness1865
1740 P. Delany Hist. Acct. Life & Reign David I. xviii. 212 Stupid Nabal, insensible to all these civilities, returns an answer, agreeable to the bearishness of his nature.
1861 W. F. Collier Hist. Eng. Lit. 162 He never lost a certain bearishness of temper.
1884 Church Union (N.Y.) 15 Nov. 8 Private boorishness and domestic bearishness.
2010 New Yorker (Nexis) 4 Jan. (Fact section) 48 Gauguin withdrew, as he did more and more often, into a laconic bearishness.
2. Stock Market. The quality or condition of being bearish (bearish adj. 3); a tendency in the price of stock to fall, or an influence causing such a fall. Also: a belief that the price of stock will fall; (more generally) a pessimistic economic outlook.
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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > traffic in stocks and shares > feeling or state of market > specific
bearishness1870
bullishness1895
over-bullishness1938
1870 W. W. Fowler Ten Years in Wall St. xii. 216 There was an influence there all the time, working to induce short sales..—an atmosphere of bearishness which each one breathed.
1927 Daily Tel. 12 July 6 It remains to be seen what effect this continued expansion in crude oil production will eventually have on the oil market, but recently other market influences have been strong enough largely to counteract the bearishness of the crude production position.
1972 Ld. Robbins Against Inflation (1979) xii. 61 The general bearishness with regard to money that is driving us all into goods and land is simply the leading species of a large genus.
1992 N.Y. Times 3 Sept. 15/4 Bearishness about the economy was fuelled by figures that showed orders to American factories down 1.1 per cent in July, the worst decline in seven months.
1995 N.Y. Times 24 Jan. d1/2 Analysts said general bearishness in the stockmarket contributed to the selloff in I.B.M., noting that in many respects the market had a strong quarter.
2019 Investm. Week (Nexis) 30 Jan. It is understandable that we are seeing trends towards bearishness and de-risking among investors at the moment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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