reject vs discourage

reject is a noun but discourage is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reject	Yes	No	Yes	No
discourage	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discourage is a hyponym of reject; that is, discourage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reject:

Other hyponyms of reject include object, deprecate, deter.

reject (noun)	discourage (noun)
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

reject (verb)	discourage (verb)
not accept something given or offered	try to prevent; show opposition to
dismiss from consideration or a contest	advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
deem wrong or inappropriate	deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
reject with contempt
not accept as true
refuse entrance or membership
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ