arrogance and self-indulgence; being proud and willful
Describes a person who is haughty and acts according to their own desires without regard for others. A formal, somewhat literary term.
His arrogant and self-willed attitude earned the resentment of those around him.
驕恣に振る舞う者は、いずれ孤立する。
Those who behave with arrogance and self-indulgence will eventually become isolated.
Standard kanji form; 驕 means 'pride' and 恣 means 'selfish, arbitrary'.
Variant kanji form; 肆 can mean 'self-indulgent' or 'unrestrained', but this spelling is less common.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling 驕恣 is conventionally associated with the meaning of pride and self-indulgence, using characters that reflect those concepts.