To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand.

Not helpful; harmful.

To fall back into an old condition.

To respond critically or sarcastically.

Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated.

Many Edgar A. Poe stories are this due to the grotesque and macabre.

To unfold; to develop or change gradually.

Not direct or straightforward.

Too unchangeable in character or purpose.

To undermine; to corrupt.

Change in pitch or tone of the voice.

To cause to turn aside or away.