great, mortal
Her greatest dread was that she would lose her job.

existential, nameless (both esp. AmE)
constant
creeping, growing, mounting

feel, have
the dread she felt at the thought of meeting him again
He had a dread of hospitals.

live in
He lived in constant dread that one day he might be found out.

fill sb with
Does the thought of flying fill you with dread?

in dread of
After her shoplifting spree she lived in mortal dread of being found out.

dread of
her dread of discovery

a feeling of dread, a sense of dread

absolutely
I have to go to the dentist tomorrow and I'm absolutely dreading it!

rather
always
He had always dreaded being singled out.

Dread is used with these nouns as the object:
answer, moment, prospect, thought