An account giving rise to extreme distaste (8)
I believe the answer is:
aversion
'extreme distaste' is the definition.
(a strong dislike)
'an account' is the wordplay.
'an' becomes 'a'.
'account' becomes 'version' (version is a kind of account).
'a'+'version'='AVERSION'
'giving rise to' is the link.
(Other definitions for aversion that I've seen before include "A version of strong dislike" , "horror" , "Abhorrence - loathing" , "A strong dislike or repugnance" , "Dislike, hatred" .)