/ Thesaurus / A Synonyms of anaclitic depression Find synonyms for: Noun1. anaclitic depression, depressive disorder, clinical depression, depressionusage: severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substituteWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: torrid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language