laid-off vs discharged

laid-off and discharged both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laid-off	No	Yes	No	No
discharged	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, laid-off and discharged are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of laid-off include dismissed, fired, pink-slipped.

laid-off (adjective)	discharged (adjective)
having lost your job	having lost your job