the behaviour of someone who is very determined and refuses to give up, to change their mind, or to do what others want them to do

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。