Predicate: befuddle

Roleset id: befuddle.01 , cause confusion, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

befuddle.01: BEFUDDLE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'befuddle' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from befuddle.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
befuddle (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: Stimulus, agent (vnrole: 31.1-Stimulus)
        Arg1-PPT: entity experiencing confusion (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)

Example: 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