それどころか (soredokoroka) Japanese meaning | Kotomora彼は怒らなかった。それどころか、笑っていた。
He did not get angry. On the contrary, he was laughing.
The rain did not stop. On the contrary, it got even stronger.
Usage patterns
〈事〉ない。それどころか、〈事〉。not only not X, but in fact Y (something even more extreme)
He didn't apologize. On the contrary, he got angry instead.
〈形容詞〉くない。それどころか、〈形容詞〉。not even X; if anything, it's even more Y
それどころか、〈事〉さえ〜on top of that, even X (an extreme example)
This movie isn't interesting. If anything, it's boring.
He's so busy he can't even rest. In fact, sometimes he can't even eat.
