Is the sentence "he disappointed me of the money" correct? Are there similar examples with the verb disappoint in English?
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3No, it's wrong. You can't disappoint a person of anything. You would have to explain what you mean. He disappointed me by failing to return the money he owed or similar.– Ronald SoleCommented Jun 23, 2022 at 7:23
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1You may be confused with "Dispossessed" , which is sometimes used humorously to mean "robbed" or "relieved" , like "The robber Dispossessed me of my watch" ; Disappointed is wrong !– PremCommented Jun 23, 2022 at 14:29
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@RonaldSole - You can disappoint someone of something, but this Ngram shows that the usage has declined sharply since the early 19th century.– Kate BuntingCommented Jun 23, 2022 at 15:22
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@KateBunting I bow to the Ngram's evidence. Although I hail from the first half of the last century and am reasonably well read in the classics, I have never come across it, and think that it may safely be described as archaic.– Ronald SoleCommented Jun 23, 2022 at 18:41
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He then commissioned Maggy to return with his replies, and gave her the shilling of which the failure of her supplemental enterprise would have disappointed her otherwise. Charles Dickens Little Dortit chapter 22– anjanCommented Jun 24, 2022 at 10:25
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