humbug vs deception

humbug and deception both are nouns.

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

As nouns, deception is a hypernym of humbug; that is, deception is a word with a broader meaning than humbug:

Other hypernyms of humbug include deceit, misrepresentation.

humbug (noun)	deception (noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	the act of deceiving
pretentious or silly talk or writing	an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive	a misleading falsehood

humbug (verb)	deception (verb)
trick or deceive