Distressing (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">distressing</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for painful that I've seen before include "Causing hurt, physical or mental" , "Hurting" , "Inflamed" , "Causing trouble or difficulty - it hurts" , "Wretched" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">distressing</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for upsetting that I've seen before include "Distressing" , "Likely to put out" , "Tipping" , "sad?" , "Disturbing or upturning" .)
(Other definitions for frightful that I've seen before include "Appalling" , "alarm" , "ghastly" , "from hell" , "horrible" .)