situation vs imbroglio

situation and imbroglio both are nouns.

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

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

situation (noun)	imbroglio (noun)
a job in an organization	a very embarrassing misunderstanding
physical position in relation to the surroundings	an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
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