desperation vs status

desperation and status both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desperation	Yes	No	No	No
status	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, status is a hypernym of desperation; that is, status is a word with a broader meaning than desperation:

Other hypernyms of desperation include condition.

desperation (noun)	status (noun)
desperate recklessness	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a state in which all hope is lost or absent	a state at a particular time