どころか

particle

far from; anything but; instead of

Used after a noun, adjective, or verb to strongly deny the preceding statement and often introduce a contrasting reality. The pattern is 'X どころか Y', meaning 'far from X, actually Y' or 'not X, but rather Y'.

• 彼かれは謝あやまるどころか、逆ぎゃくに怒おこり出だした。

  Far from apologizing, he got angry instead.

• 涼すずしいどころか、むしろ暑あついくらいだ。

  It's not cool at all; rather, it's almost hot.

particle

let alone; not to mention; not only ... but also

Used to emphasize that if even the first (more likely or extreme) thing is true, then the second (less likely or more extreme) is also true. Often follows a negative statement or a rhetorical question.

• 彼かれは英えい語ごどころか、フランス語ごも話はなせる。

  He can speak not only English but French as well.

• 忙いそがしくて、休きゅう暇かどころか、週しゅう末まつも