direction vs message

direction and message both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
direction	Yes	No	No	No
message	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, message is a hypernym of direction; that is, message is a word with a broader meaning than direction:

direction: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
message: content communicating a message; what something is about

Other hypernyms of direction include content, subject matter, substance.

As nouns, message is a hypernym of direction; that is, message is a word with a broader meaning than direction:

Other hypernyms of direction include content, subject matter, substance.

direction (noun)	message (noun)
the act of managing something	content communicating a message; what something is about
the act of setting and holding a course	a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
the concentration of attention or energy on something
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
a message describing how something is to be done
a line leading to a place or point
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves