" bearishness "

1: as in pessimism;

•  Synonyms : 

•  pessimism,

•  skepticism,

•  apprehension,

•  caution,

•  concern,

•  cynicism,

•  despair,

•  desperation,

•  discouragement,

•  disheartenment,

•  hopelessness,

•  bleakness,

•  cheerlessness,

•  dreariness,

•  gloom,

•  gloominess,

•  pragmatism,

•  realism

•  Antonyms : 

•  bullishness,

•  optimism,

•  sanguinity,

•  brightness,

•  cheerfulness,

•  perkiness,

•  sunniness,

•  hope,

•  hopefulness,

•  rosiness

1: emphasizing or expecting the worst;

  * e.g., " ... some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office "

•  Synonyms : 

•  defeatist,

•  despairing,

•  downbeat,

•  hopeless,

•  pessimistic

•  Antonyms : 

•  hopeful,

•  optimistic,

•  Panglossian,

•  Pollyanna,

•  Pollyannaish,

•  rose-colored,

•  rosy,

•  upbeat

2: having or showing a habitually bad temper;

  * e.g., " ... a bearish recluse who ordered everyone to stay off his property "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acid,

•  bilious,

•  bloody-minded,

•  cantankerous,

•  disagreeable,

•  dyspeptic,

•  ill-humored,

•  ill-natured,

•  ill-tempered,

•  ornery,

•  splenetic,

•  surly

•  Antonyms : 

•  amiable,

•  good-humored,

•  good-natured,

•  good-tempered