afflictans

Etymology
Present participle of

Participle

 * 1) striking, repeatedly striking, harassing; damaging, injuring, shattering
 * 2) troubling, afflicting, agitating, vexing, tormenting, distressing, harassing
 * 3) making unhappy, destroying, ruining, harming, debilitating, enervating, weakening
 * 4) saddening
 * 5) downtrodding, vituperating