故意作对 meaning in Chinese

contrariness

There were too many men resisting his authority thwarting him .
下边对他这个长官心怀不服的，故意作对的，可多着哩。
Paul : my ego says it is because god is perverse . that is not what i think . i would like to hear you tell me the reason why
保罗：我的小我说，那是因为上主在故意作对。但我不认为如此。我倒想听听你告诉我?中原委。
In the following few weeks , john slowly changed : he became docile instead of being offensive , and he was no more arguable but able to discuss calmly
在接下来的几周内，约翰慢慢地变了：变得听话而不再故意作对，遇事能心平气和地商讨而不再强词夺理。
And although the depreciation in the yuan ' s real trade - weighted value since 2002 looks perverse , this follows a real appreciation of 50 % between 1994 and 2001 ( see chart 1 )
而尽管自从2002年以来，人民币的实际贸易加权值一直降低，这看起来是故意作对，但是这是因袭1994至2001年的实际上50 %的增值。