dead end vs situation

dead end and situation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dead end	Yes	No	No	No
situation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, situation is a hypernym of dead end; that is, situation is a word with a broader meaning than dead end:

dead end: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
situation: a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

dead end (noun)	situation (noun)
a passage with access only at one end	a job in an organization
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible	physical position in relation to the surroundings
	the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
	a condition or position in which you find yourself
	a complex or critical or unusual difficulty