bloody-mindedness
noun [ U ] UK uk/ˌblʌd.iˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/ us/ˌblʌd.iˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/
故意作对，存心作梗，有意不合作
the behaviour of someone who is very determined and makes things difficult for others, often by opposing their views for no good reason
He was losing patience with her bloody-mindedness. 他对她的故意作对开始失去耐心。
Our neighbour refused to chop down the tree out of sheer bloody-mindedness. 我们的邻居故意跟我们作对，拒绝砍掉这棵树。
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- His bloody-mindedness meant that he was never going to be a team player.
- She doesn't care what anyone thinks and her success is due to her sheer bloody-mindedness.
- A mixture of courage and bloody-mindedness has carried him to this point.