affect vs hit home

affect is a noun but hit home is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affect	Yes	No	Yes	No
hit home	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hit home is a hyponym of affect; that is, hit home is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than affect:

affect (noun)	hit home (noun)
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

affect (verb)	hit home (verb)
act physically on; have an effect upon	refer to or be relevant or familiar to
have an effect upon
make believe with the intent to deceive
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
connect closely and often incriminatingly