〜どころか: Japanese grammar explained
~dokoro ka — Reversal ("far from, on the contrary").
Structure
Plain form／Noun + どころか
Examples
休むどころか、前より忙しくなった。
やすむどころか、まえよりいそがしくなった。
Far from resting, I'm even busier than before.
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