[1930–35; dys- + (sym)pathy]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cloverleaf, kickback, old school tie, preset, uncertainty principledys- is a combining form meaning “ill,” “bad,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix dys- include: dysbarism, dysfunction, dyslogia, dysprosium, dysrhythmia