Frames file for 'befuddle' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry.
Roleset befuddle.01 "cause confusion":
Roles:
Arg0:causer, agent
Arg1:entity experiencing confusion
Examples:
Elmer Befudd? (-)
person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
In 1975, Mr. Pamplin enticed Mr. Hahn into joining the company as
executive vice president in charge of chemicals; the move
befuddled many in Georgia-Pacific who didn't believe a university
administrator could make the transition to the corporate world.
Arg0:
the move
REL:
befuddled
Arg1:
many in Georgia-Pacific who didn't believe a
university administrator could make the transition to the
corporate world