Of the list you provide, "in" is the most idiomatic, but there's also "disappointed by ", "disappointed with ", and "disappointed at " a person or persons. You can, apparently, be "disappointed of " some expected result, which can include the actions of some person. However, to me this sounds formal and somewhat archaic, and I would never use use it. As far as I know, "disappointed from " is ...
The difference between "in", "by", and "with" in this context actually depends on the nature or type of disappointment you feel: "Disappointed with" implies that the cause of the disappointment was something basic about the nature or attributes of the thing: I was disappointed with my new toaster. It really didn't toast the bread as well as I hoped. The "with" form is usually used with ...
grammar - Is it disappointed with, in, or by? - English Language ...
But disappointed could refer to an experience that simply ran counter to expectation, and there need not be any tinge of dejection about it, certainly if what was expected was not hoped for. I think the lawyer is playing with the word as he is aware of the colloquial and non-collloquial usages.
Usage of "I am agreeably disappointed in" - English Language Learners ...
I'd like to know which preposition to use in the following: We were disappointed in/at the fact that no one is interested in our products.
Both Don't be discouraged and Don't be disappointed are perfectly natural things to say, and in many contexts they'll effectively mean the same thing - speaker is advising someone to look on the bright side (to find good things in a bad situation). As OP has discovered, the dictionary definitions are somewhat different, but they're obviously closely related. A "defeatist" reaction to finding ...
1 "Disappointed" is an adjective, and would describe their mood as they went away. Their mood and their departure would be unconnected, and their disappointment may well carry on after they finish their journey away/ "Disappointedly" is an adverb, so it describes the manner of the other verb - in this case, the way in which they 'went away'.
Both "disappointed in" and "disappointed at" are idiomatic in American English. In general in American English, people tend to use "disappointed in" with reference to a specific person or group of people.
"Personally, I am disappointed" - I feel disappointed, but I admit that someone else in the same situation might not be disappointed. "I am personally disappointed" - this is a very strong statement. Something disappointed me, and I take it personally. I'm not going to forget this soon, and it may have consequences for the person that ...
Will is used in an "if" clause only if there is a special sense: either be willing to, or insist on (the latter generally with a connotation of annoyance in the speaker). So I'll be disappointed if he won't means something more than "if it happens that he doesn't": it implies something like "if he refuses to".
I expect Jay will come, so I'll be disappointed if he does/will not
Closed 9 years ago. Do they both mean the same thing with former having 'disappointed' as a noun while the latter, as a verb.Or the latter may refer seeing a person becoming disappointed and the former, a person already in a disappointed state. There's another statement: He seemed to becoming disappointed. But I believe this's incorrect.