Ashante was telling a friend about her new job. She commented, "We work in groups all the time and everyone is able to share ideas. I am so new I just listen, but if I wanted to, I know they would listen to me too. Ashante is suffering from

Ashante is suffering from fright.

Explanation:

She gave the comment as an alibi not to have shared her ideas with members of the group. it was not that she never had a logical idea, but she could not communicate with them. It sounds more of a fright than being a shy person, if not she would have made logical contributions.

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