Objectives <p>Ostracism and sexual objectification—a form of partial ostracism—are profound social threats that undermine fundamental psychological needs, as outlined by the need-threat model. Alcohol can affect reactions to ostracism. This study explores how alcohol consumption alters women’s perception of ostracism and sexual objectification in bars.</p> Methods <p>In a naturalistic experiment, 226 women with varying levels of subjective intoxication watched videos where a man either gazed at their body (objectification), looked away (ostracism), or maintained eye contact (normative interaction).</p> Results <p>While alcohol did not impair the initial detection of ostracism and objectification nor reflexive reactions, it disrupted threat attributions representing reflective reactions.</p> Conclusions <p>Intoxicated women were less likely to identify the source of ostracism or objectification as threatening. This disruption in threat attribution may increase vulnerability in harmful environments. These findings reveal how alcohol heightens risk—not by blocking the recognition of threats but by altering the interpretation of danger.</p>