subterfuge vs deception

subterfuge and deception both are nouns.

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

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

subterfuge: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
deception: a misleading falsehood

Other hypernyms of subterfuge include deceit, misrepresentation.

subterfuge (noun)	deception (noun)
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity	the act of deceiving
	an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
	a misleading falsehood