I personally find hate a strong word. While words change meaning over time, hate is still a powerful word to me, mostly because there are few words to match it's intensity. I associate it with being vindictively, disgustedly appalled with an intense passion for something or someone, bitter too. Dislike is more loose, it's more of an "oh, I don't care for em". Hate is a very strong word imo, same as love. I find like or dislike represents how I feel about things... and indifference makes up the rest. I'm extreme with feelings. Not that I may throw the word around from time to time without thinking. I only really hate one person, even so, I don't put any energy towards it, I just don't want any interaction. It really takes a lot for me to really hate someone.