ESL Vocabulary and Idioms

Re: "disappointed in" or "disappointed with"?

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:24:49 GMT

I am a native English speaker, and both "in" and "with" sound right, and I use them both.

Re: "disappointed in" or "disappointed with"?

Takoyaki-English — Sun, 04 May 2008 05:12:54 GMT

Hello.

Kiefer Sutherland said, "... disappointed in myself..."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/10/sutherland.arrested.ap/index.html
"I'm very disappointed in myself for the poor judgment I exhibited recently, and I'm deeply sorry for the disappointment and distress this has caused my family, friends and co-workers on '24' and at 20th Century Fox," Sutherland said in a statement.

Re: "disappointed in" or "disappointed with"?

Anonymous — Sat, 03 May 2008 00:01:23 GMT

with myself, in another.

Re: "disappointed in" or "disappointed with"?

Wuv1337 — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:36:15 GMT

Thanks. Now I need to remember to go back to saying "disappointed in" instead of "disappointed with."

Re: "disappointed in" or "disappointed with"?

Marius Hancu — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:02:25 GMT

See the previous threads here:

http://www.englishforums.com/search/disappointed.htm

Re: "disappointed in" or "disappointed with"?

Case Assigner — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:13:44 GMT

disâ¢apâ¢pointâ¢ed /dspntd/ adj. ~ (at / by sth)| ~ (in / with sb/sth)| ~ (to see, hear, etc.)| ~ (that ... )| ~ (not) to be ... upset because sth you hoped for has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected: They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game. I was disappointed by the quality of the wine. Iâm disappointed in youâI really thought I could trust you! I was very disappointed with myself. He was disappointed to see she wasnât at the party. Iâm disappointed (that) it was sold out. She was disappointed not to be chosen.

As you can see, there are many options to choose from. ItÂ´s a matter of context which preposition you have to choose.... I hope that these examples help in choosing the correct preposition. I am not a native speaker, but maybe someone else has good advice to give for the notion "disappointed".

"disappointed in" or "disappointed with"?

Wuv1337 — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:00:18 GMT

I remember using the phrase "I'm disappointed in myself" a lot when I was still learning English, but lately the phrase "I'm disappointed with myself" sounds more "right" to me. Can anyone clear this up for me, please?