〜どころか
JLPT N2 Contrast and concessionfar from; let alone
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どころか denies an expectation and states the opposite or something more extreme (far from cheap, it's expensive). Attach it to a plain-form verb/adjective or a bare noun. It strongly corrects an assumption.
Examples
にどころか、た。 Raku ni naru dokoro ka, masumasu isogashiku natta.
Far from getting easier, it got busier and busier.
どころか、もない。 Kanji dokoro ka, hiragana mo yomenai.
Forget kanji, he can't even read hiragana.