trend vs discernment

trend and discernment both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of trend include appreciation, perceptiveness, taste.

trend (noun)	discernment (noun)
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)	the trait of judging wisely and objectively
the popular taste at a given time	the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
general line of orientation	the cognitive condition of someone who understands
a general direction in which something tends to move	perception of that which is obscure
	delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)

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