bloody-mindedness
noun /ˌblʌdi ˈmaɪndɪdnəs/
/ˌblʌdi ˈmaɪndɪdnəs/
[uncountable] (British English, informal)- behaviour that deliberately makes things difficult for other people; the attitude of somebody who refuses to be helpful
- It wasn't principle that made her refuse—it was sheer bloody-mindedness.