situation vs deadlock

situation and deadlock both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
situation	Yes	No	No	No
deadlock	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, deadlock is a hyponym of situation; that is, deadlock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than situation:

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

situation (noun)	deadlock (noun)
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