むしろ

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むしろ ("rather; on the contrary; actually; instead") is an adverb that is used to emphasize unexpected information/an outcome, or to express that "X is more accurate/desirable".

E.g. あのカフェは閉しまっていて残念ざんねんだったけど、代かわりにバナナカフェに行いけたから、むしろラッキーだったかもしれない。 "It was too bad that that cafe was closed, but we got to go to Banana Cafe instead so we might actually have been lucky."

E.g. 体調たいちょうは良よくなるどころか、むしろ悪わるくなってきています。 "Far from my condition improving, it's actually getting worse."

E.g. バスケはボールが硬かたいし、ずっと動うごかないといけないから好すきじゃない。むしろ大嫌だいきらいだ。 "As for basketball, I don't like it because the ball is hard, and you have to keep moving the whole time. Actually, I hate it."

Summary

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  むしろ is an adverb meaning

  "rather; on the contrary; actually; instead"

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  むしろ is used to emphasize unexpected information/an outcome, or to express that "X is more accurate/desirable"