trend vs direction

trend and direction both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of trend include way.

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

Other hypernyms of trend include way.

trend (noun)	direction (noun)
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)	the act of managing something
the popular taste at a given time	the act of setting and holding a course
general line of orientation	a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
a general direction in which something tends to move	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

trend (verb)	direction (verb)
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
to be temporarily popular