Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

permabear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-mabear
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An investor who consistently acts in the expectation that the value of stocks and shares will fall regardless of market conditions.

Informal

Etymology

From perma- + bear.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: perma

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

permabears (plural)

Antonyms

permabull

Questions

What does permabear mean?: An investor who consistently acts in the expectation that the value of stocks and shares will fall regardless of market conditions.
Where does permabear come from?: From perma- + bear.

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