narcissist

Even still to this day, the word "narcissist" gets misused to describe people who are merely snobbish or egotistical.

Henry will come to regret it, of course, but he is an impetuous and paranoid narcissist, with little sense of history and even less vision.

A cult, however, is a group singularly directed by a sociopathic narcissist who seeks to control their followers to do their bidding and move in whatever direction they, alone, choose.

And, of course, we eventually learn how much of a narcissist Rudd’s Austin is, too.

"I didn't even know the term gaslighting or narcissist, love bombing - certainly not coercive control," Sarah said.