bereavement
From LSJ
σιγᾶν ἄμεινον ἢ λαλεῖν ἃ μὴ πρέπει → it's better to keep silence than to say what's not appropriate (Menander)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
deprivation, loss: P. στέρησις, ἡ, ἀποστέρησις, ἡ, V. τὸ τητᾶσθαι.
taking away: P. ἀφαίρεσις, ἡ, παραίρεσις, ἡ.
orphanhood: V. ὀρφάνευμα, τό.