deceit vs deception

deceit and deception both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deceit	Yes	No	No	No
deception	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, deceit and deception are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of deceit include dissembling, dissimulation.

As nouns, deceit and deception are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of deceit include misrepresentation.

deceit (noun)	deception (noun)
the act of deceiving	the act of deceiving
the quality of being fraudulent	an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
a misleading falsehood	a misleading falsehood