sadden vs impress

sadden is not a noun while impress is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sadden	No	No	Yes	No
impress	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, impress is a hypernym of sadden; that is, impress is a word with a broader meaning than sadden:

Other hypernyms of sadden include affect, move, strike.

sadden (noun)	impress (noun)
	the act of coercing someone into government service

sadden (verb)	impress (verb)
come to feel sad	dye (fabric) before it is spun
make unhappy	produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
	mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
	take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
	reproduce by printing
	impress positively
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon