stress vs press home

press home vs stress

stress is a noun but press home is not a noun.

stress and press home both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stress	Yes	No	Yes	No
press home	No	No	Yes	No

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

stress: to stress, single out as important
press home: make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something

Other hyponyms of stress include background, downplay, play down, bring out, set off, re-emphasise, re-emphasize, bear down, topicalize, point up, drive home, ram home, emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore.

stress (noun)	press home (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
special emphasis attached to something

stress (verb)	press home (verb)
to suffer from stress	make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
to stress, single out as important
put stress on; utter with an accent
test the limits of

Difference between stress and press home

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