cussedness
noun [ U ] old-fashioned uk/ˈkʌs.ɪd.nəs/ us/ˈkʌs.ɪd.nəs/
执拗;别扭
the quality of being determined even when this is not helpful to others
He refused to help out of sheer/pure cussedness. 纯粹出于执拗，他拒绝提供帮助。
It will take more than mere spirit and cussedness to beat England. 击败英格兰需要的不仅仅是精神和执拗。
See: cussed
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- There is a fabulous cussedness about a small, remote island community campaigning against modern and efficient transport links.
- I rejected his friendship out of natural cussedness.
- She has a reputation for what some call independence and others call plain cussedness.