noun
Definition 1
Action or effect of being stubbornly contrary or officious.
Source: Invertext
Context: It is normally not difficult to tell the difference between Ted Kennedy and a terrorist fanatic bent on mass murder but I guess the TSA [Transport Security Administration] wanted to prove their even-handedness - or their bloodymindedness.
Source: Financial Times 27/12/2008 (Shashi Tharoor)