disappointed with/ at?

[joetmh]

is it disappointed with? or disappointed at?

[RonBee]

Say disappointed with.

:)

[nicolas]

Dear RonBee,

But in dictionary, I could find
1. We were disappointed at the result.
2. His parents were disappointed with him.


So maybe we should know what he/she wants to say?

Have a nice weekend :D

[RonBee]

But in dictionary, I could find
1. We were disappointed at the result.
2. His parents were disappointed with him.

You are right.

You can use disappointed with at, with, and quite a few other words. I hope you are not too disappointed with me for getting that wrong. :wink:

I do think people are most likely to use disappointed with (or disappointed in) when talking about a person.

I hope I don't disappoint you further. :wink:

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Watch this thread for more disappointment.

:wink:

[nicolas]

Dear RonBee,

>I hope I don't disappoint you further.
No, you are great at teaching us English and you are very enthusiastic


So we could say:
1. We are disappointed at something.
2. We are disappointed with/in someone/some country.
3. We are disappointed in something.

Am I right?

[Casiopea]

Is it disappointed with or disappointed at?

The way I see it is:

disappointed in you (inside: your character)
disappointed with you (outside: your actions)
disappointed at you (point in space: your position) *odd

:D

[joetmh]

thanx

[RonBee]

Dear RonBee,

>I hope I don't disappoint you further.
No, you are great at teaching us English and you are very enthusiastic


So we could say:
1. We are disappointed at something.
2. We are disappointed with/in someone/some country.
3. We are disappointed in something.

Am I right?

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Thanks for the kudos. :D

[RonBee]

Is it disappointed with or disappointed at?

The way I see it is:

disappointed in you (inside: your character)
disappointed with you (outside: your actions)
disappointed at you (point in space: your position) *odd

:D

That's a good analysis.

:D

[CitySpeak]

Dear RonBee,

But in dictionary, I could find
1. We were disappointed at the result.
2. His parents were disappointed with him.


So maybe we should know what he/she wants to say?

Have a nice weekend :D

Another possibility is "disappointed about".

Everyone was very disappointed about the baseball team's loss. It didn't bother me. I'm completely indifferent to it.

indifferent - not interested in something - If you are indifferent to something, it is of no importance to you.

The preposition "to" usually follows the adjective "indifferent".

indifferent to

to be indifferent to