affliggere meaning in English

afflict [afflicted, afflicting, afflicts]▼(to cause pain to)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈflɪkt] [US: ə.ˈflɪkt]Does anyone know anything about the ebola virus that is afflicting Africa? = Qualcuno sa qualcosa sull'epidemia del virus ebola che sta affliggendo l'Africa?

grieve [grieved, grieving, grieves]▼(to cause sorrow to)
verb
[UK: ˈɡriːv] [US: ˈɡriːv]

pain [pained, paining, pains]▼(to render uneasy in mind, to grieve)
verb
[UK: peɪn] [US: ˈpeɪn]

pang▼(to cause to have great pain or suffering, see also: torment; torture)
verb
[UK: pæŋ] [US: ˈpæŋ]

plague [plagued, plaguing, plagues]▼(to harass)
verb
[UK: pleɪɡ] [US: ˈpleɪɡ]Brazilians are plagued by high prices. = I brasiliani sono afflitti da prezzi elevati.

torment [tormented, tormenting, torments]▼(to cause severe suffering)
verb
[UK: tɔː.ˈment] [US: ˈtɔːr.ˌment]