desconcertante
disconcerting; baffling
adjective des-kohn-sehr-TAHN-teh Rare
Usage Note
Desconcertante is the present participle of desconcertar used as an adjective. It is invariable by gender (un resultado desconcertante, una respuesta desconcertante). The verb desconcertar is stem-changing (e→ie): desconcierta. The word implies throwing someone off balance mentally — stronger than confuso (confusing) and closer to 'unsettling' or 'baffling' in English.
Examples
"Su silencio repentino fue muy desconcertante."
Natural Translation
His sudden silence was very disconcerting.

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