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His parents were definitely disappointed his performance at school.His parents were definitely disappointed his performance in school.Is there any difference between the above two sentences?Thank you

Nona the brit · Accepted Answer

I thibk either in or at are appropriate.

Disappointed with/in...

Philip · Answer

His parents were definitely disappointed in his performance at school.

His parents were definitely disappointed in his performance in school.

"by" might be heard in some places. As to your question: in AE, 'in' is probably more common.

Marius Hancu · Answer

Yes, by works too. At Yahoo, in hits:

6,430 for "disappointed with his performance
1,420 for "disappointed in his performance"
521 for "disappointed by his performance"

Cool Breeze · Answer

I would say disappointed in a person: I am disappointed in my oldest daughter.
And disappointed with something: He was disappointed with the result. We are disappointed with our new house.

Cheers
CB

Goodman · Answer

David,

In/ By/ With/ On/ and From are all possible choices with the use of [disappointed]. The context and the structure of the sentences decide which one sounds more correct to the specific context.

I am disappointed by/ In /With the election result. – all works

The convention sponsors were disappointed from the lack of details and amenity of the display halls.

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