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strike home vs affect

affect vs strike home

strike home is not a noun while affect is a noun.

strike home and affect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
strike home No No Yes No
affect Yes No Yes No
As verbs, affect is a hypernym of strike home; that is, affect is a word with a broader meaning than strike home:
  • strike home: refer to or be relevant or familiar to
  • affect: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Other hypernyms of strike home include impress, move, strike.
strike home (noun) affect (noun)
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
strike home (verb) affect (verb)
refer to or be relevant or familiar to act physically on; have an effect upon
have an effect upon
make believe with the intent to deceive
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
connect closely and often incriminatingly
Difference between strike home and affect

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