haughty; arrogant; overbearing
Describes an attitude of extreme pride and looking down on others. Often used in formal or written contexts.
People around him were disgusted by his arrogant attitude.
傲慢不遜な発言で、彼は多くの支持を失った。
He lost a lot of support because of his overbearing remarks.
傲慢 is a common word for arrogance or pride. 傲慢不遜 is a stronger, more literary yojijukugo emphasizing insolence and looking down on others.
不遜 means insolence or disrespect. 傲慢不遜 combines this with 傲慢 to intensify the meaning.
A yojijukugo combining 傲慢 (arrogant) and 不遜 (insolent). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a compound of two Sino-Japanese words with similar meanings.